This book represents a brief treatise on the theory and research behind the concept of desistance from crime. This ever-growing field has become increasingly re

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This is the first book that uses the latest research evidence to build guidance on community-based rehabilitation

Although there is plentiful research on the impact of marriage, employment and the military on desistance from criminal behaviour in the lives of men, far less

Even though youth crime rates have fallen since the mid-1990s, public fear and political rhetoric over the issue have heightened. The Columbine shootings and ot

Children and youth become involved with the juvenile justice system at a significant rate. While some children move just as quickly out of the system and go on