Laura S Abrams, Diane Terry

Everyday Desistance

The Transition to Adulthood Among Formerly Incarcerated Youth

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines the lives of young people who spent considerable time in and out of correctional institutions as adolescents. This book narrates the day-to-day experiences of these young men and women, focusing on their attempts to surmount the challenges of adulthood, resisting a return to criminal activity, and formulating long-term goals for a secure adult future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 155mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780813574479
• ISBN-10: 0813574471
• Artikelnr.: 45803653

Autorenporträt

Abrams, Laura S.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Foreword by Michelle Inderbitzin, PhD 
1 Introduction 
2 The Road to Juvie 
3 Locked Up and Back Again 
4 And Now I’m an Adult 
5 Dangers and Decisions: Navigating Desistance as a Young Man 
6 You Can Run but You Can’t Hide 
7 Finding a Net to Fall Back On: The Young Woman’s Journeys 
8 Everyday Desistance: Theory Meets Reality 
9 Policy and Practice Reforms: Supporting the Pathway to Adulthood 
Acknowledgments 
Appendix: The Research Process 
Bibliography 
Index