Criminal Behaviour in Context: Space, Place and Desistance from Crime [Hardcover]

This book examines the extent to which criminal desistance   'the change process involved in the ending of criminal behaviour'   is affected by personal and social circumstances which are place specific. Grounded in criminological spatial analysis, as well as more general social scientific investigations of the role of space and place in contemporary social, economic and cultural life, it examines why large numbers of prisoners in the United States and the United Kingdom appear to be drawn from   and after release return to  certain urban neighbourhoods.

In doing so Criminal Behaviour in Context assesses the effect of this unique life course experience on the pathways and choices open to ex-prisoners who attempt to give up crime. Including new data on the geographical distribution of offenders, interviews with serving prisoners, and drawing on theories about social context, identity and subjectivity, it discusses the implications of the evidence and arguments presented for prisoner reintegration policy and practice.1. Introduction  2. Criminal Desistance in Context  3. From A to B and Back Again: The Revolving Door Between Place of Residence and Imprisonment  4. Place, the Community and the Offender  5. The Hidden Limitations and Possibilities of Everyday Life  6. 'On the up'  Pre-prison Experiences  7. 'On the In'  The Impact of Imprisonment  8. 'On the Out'  After Prison Experiences  9. Implications, Index   

Grounded in criminological spatial analysis, as well as more general social scientific investigations of the role of space and place in contemporary social, economic and cultural life, this book examines why large numbers of prisoners in the US and UK appear to be drawn from  and aflÃ+