Ruwani Fernando

Broschiertes Buch

Comparing Pathways of Desistance

An International Perspective

Beschreibung

This book presents a comparative study of desistance from crime by analysing and comparing the narratives of English and French desisters. In doing so, it uncovers how national and structural differences may lead to varying individual pathways out of crime.

Autor

Ruwani Fernando is a lecturer and early career researcher at Sheffield Hallam University. Her research seeks to explore desistance from crime from a cross-national comparative lens to better understand processes of change. Ruwani has been involved in research about desistance, rehabilitation, probation, and prison resettlement, in both the UK and France.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 389g
• ISBN-13: 9781032427034
• ISBN-10: 1032427035
• Artikelnr.: 74434522

Rezensionen

"Comparing experiences and contexts of desistance in England and France, Ruwani Fernando's fascinating book represents a significant advance in our understanding of how desistance differs in different places. But as an added bonus, her comparison of how different kinds of probation supervision influence these processes makes a valuable contribution to comparative criminal justice too. As a result, this should be required reading for anyone interested in desistance or probation studies."

Professor Fergus McNeill, University of Glasgow

"A great text on desistance authored by French scholar Fernando. Its comparative nature (France/England), and, in the French case, with a very diverse sample, reveals that despite the

extensive body of literature accumulated in recent years, much remains to be uncovered on desistance and culture."

Professor Martine Herzog-Evans, University of Reims

"Criminological writing sometimes seems to presume that desistance a universal process that is the same regardless of context. In this fascinating comparative study between France and the UK, Ruwani demonstrates that the self-narratives that support desistance from crime are culturally specific projects that draw on the stories provided by literature, religion, and the wider culture of our societies. The implication is that if we want less crime, we need to create cultures of desistance."

Professor Shadd Maruna, Queen's University Belfast