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Effective Interventions in the Lives of Criminal Offenders

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Description:This book provides the most current thinking on effective interventions in the lives of criminal offenders. Original articles by leading criminologists provide in-depth analyses of oOe1/4oturning pointsoOe1/4O in the desistance process experienced by criminal offenders. An understanding of the sources of turning points (or interventions) across the life course is vital to assessing their impact on criminal behavior. Three sources of interventions in criminal careers are identified in the literature: structural location, human agency and situated choice. Structural location refers to the social place occupied by an individual in the social structure: including marital and occupational status, education and income, and so on. Human agency means the active will of an individual to change his or her behavior, that is, the decision to stop engaging in criminal activities. In addition, situated choice coordinates the offenderoOe1/4Oaos willingness to end a life of crime with the social structural supports that increase the odds of criminal desistance."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Effective Interventions in the Lives of Criminal Offenders. To get started finding Effective Interventions in the Lives of Criminal Offenders, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 159

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

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Release: 2014

ISBN: 146148930X

Description: This book provides the most current thinking on effective interventions in the lives of criminal offenders. Original articles by leading criminologists provide in-depth analyses of oOe1/4oturning pointsoOe1/4O in the desistance process experienced by criminal offenders. An understanding of the sources of turning points (or interventions) across the life course is vital to assessing their impact on criminal behavior. Three sources of interventions in criminal careers are identified in the literature: structural location, human agency and situated choice. Structural location refers to the social place occupied by an individual in the social structure: including marital and occupational status, education and income, and so on. Human agency means the active will of an individual to change his or her behavior, that is, the decision to stop engaging in criminal activities. In addition, situated choice coordinates the offenderoOe1/4Oaos willingness to end a life of crime with the social structural supports that increase the odds of criminal desistance."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Effective Interventions in the Lives of Criminal Offenders. To get started finding Effective Interventions in the Lives of Criminal Offenders, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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