Ruwani Fernando

eBook, ePUB

Comparing Pathways of Desistance (eBook, ePUB)

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.

Comparing Pathways of Desistance draws on the themes of family, education, onset of offending, employment, offending, experiences and perspectives of the criminal justice system, stories of desistance, support networks, and projections into the future. In addition, this book also explores topics that are less commonly looked at in desistance studies such as ambitions of entrepreneurship and leisure activities. It examines the ways in which people make sense of their experiences of offending and desisting, identifies differences and similarities between English and French desisters, and reflects on how these differences and similarities inform us on the influences of national contexts on individual pathways of desistance.

An accessible and compelling read this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, desistance, politics, social policy and all those interested in the differences between English and French desisters.

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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: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040000182
• Artikelnr.: 69747931

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