Stephen Farrall - The Architecture of Desistance

The volume of studies into desistance has grown dramatically in recent years. Much of this research has focused on the internal dynamics of desistance such as decision-making, choice and restraint. Bringing together leading figures and drawing upon case studies from around the world, this book seeks to fill a vacuum in the contemporary literature on desistance by considering processes and practices at a societal level that influence how and why people desist from crime.

Beginning with an outline of what is known about how social, cultural and economic structures shape desistance from crime, this book proceeds to explore studies of desistance in countries such as the UK, Brazil, France, Israel, Ireland, Sweden and Chile. These studies touch on variations by ethnicity, the nature of the criminal justice system, economic cycles, gender, religious belief systems and the use of time and space. Policy matters relating to desistance, such as the rehabilitation and supervision of former offenders, are also explored.

This book will be invaluable reading to students and scholars of criminology, sociology and social studies engaged in studies of desistance, criminology, criminal justice, victimology, penology and probation.

Stephen Farrall is Professor of Criminology at the University of Derby, having previously been Professor of Criminology at the University of Sheffield (20102018). As well as his research on desistance from crime, he is well known for his work on the fear of crime and his studies on the long-term impacts of Thatcherite social and economic policies on crime.

General Editor

Stephen Farrall, University of Derby

Editorial Board

Ros Burnett, University of Oxford

Thomas LeBel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

Mark Halsey, Flinders University, Australia

Fergus McNeill, Glasgow University

Shadd Maruna, Queens University, Belfast

Gwen Robinson, Sheffield University

Barry Godfrey, University of Liverpool

The International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation aims to provide a forum for critical debate and discussion surrounding the topics of why people stop offending and how they can be more effectively reintegrated into the communities and societies from which they came. The books published in the series will be international in outlook, but tightly focused on the unique, specific contexts and processes associated with desistance, rehabilitation and reform. Each book in the series will stand as an attempt to advance knowledge or theorising about the topics at hand, rather than being merely an extended report of specific a research project. As such, it is anticipated that some of the books included in the series will be primarily theoretical, whilst others will be more tightly focused on the sorts of initiatives which could be employed to encourage desistance. It is not our intention that books published in the series be limited to the contemporary period, as good studies of desistance, rehabilitation and reform undertaken by historians of crime are also welcome. In terms of authorship, we would welcome excellent PhD work, as well as contributions from more established academics and research teams. Most books are expected to be monographs, but edited collections are also encouraged.

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The Architecture of Desistance

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For more information about this series, please visit: www.routledge.com/criminology/series/ISODR

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Farrall, Stephen, editor.

Title: The architecture of desistance / edited by Stephen Farrall.

Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. |

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019004650 (print) | LCCN 2019006566 (ebook) |

ISBN 9780429461804 (eBook) | ISBN 9781138617322 (hardback)

Subjects: LCSH: CriminalsRehabilitation. | Crime prevention. |

CrimeSociological aspects.

Classification: LCC HV9275 (ebook) | LCC HV9275 .A73 2019 (print) |

DDC 364.8dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019004650

ISBN: 978-1-138-61732-2 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-0-429-46180-4 (ebk)

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Valerian Benazeth is a PhD student in political science at the University of Versailles. Inside the CESDIP research lab, after two years studying and teaching in the United States, he came back to France, where as a graduate student he took his first class about desistance. This was a growing interest that led to a project that became one of the first theses on the matter in France with the support of the city of Paris and then the French Department of Justice. He is completing the last chapters of this thesis and will defend it in the course of the next year. He teaches introductory classes in political science and sociology at the universities of Versailles, Crteil and Science Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye.