Screen LibraryDesistance from Sexual Offending : Narratives of Retirement, Regulation and Recovery /
This book describes the complex process of desistance from sexual crime as told by 74 men incarcerated for sexual offenses and released back into the community. Unlike much of the research on this topic, Harris places strong emphasis on how men who have committed serious sexual offenses come to stop...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63200-1 |
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This book describes the complex process of desistance from sexual crime as told by 74 men incarcerated for sexual offenses and released back into the community. Unlike much of the research on this topic, Harris places strong emphasis on how men who have committed serious sexual offenses come to stop offending and end their criminal career . Drawing on in-depth interviews, Harris outlines three main strategies that the men employ in order to pursue offense-free lives. The Retirement Strategy is divided into those who appear to simply resign and those who go on to rebuild their lives. The Regu |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (XVII, 287 pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319632001 |
| CLC: | D771.285 |
| Contents: | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Understanding desistance from sexual offending -- Chapter 3. Method: Meeting the men -- Chapter 4. Aging out -- Chapter 5. Regret and resignation -- Chapter 6. Routine and risk -- Chapter 7. Resilience and redemption -- Chapter 8. Implications for theory and research -- Chapter 9. Implications for policy and practice -- Chapter 10. Conclusions and future directions. |