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How and why people stop offending: discovering desistance (IRISS Insights, no.15)

One of a series of reports providing the social services workforce with brief, accessible and practice-oriented summaries of published evidence on key topics.

It provides a brief introduction to the research evidence about the process of desistance from crime.

Details
Published: 
2012
Author: 
Fergus McNeill
Stephen Farrall
Claire Lightowler
Publisher: 
Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS)