Desistance and Children

Critical Reflections from Theory, Research and Practice
'Desistance' understanding how people move away from offending has become a significant policy focus in recent years, with desistance thinking transplanted from the adult to the youth justice system in England and Wales. This book is the first to critique this approach to justice-involved children.

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‘Desistance’ - understanding how people move away from offending – has become a significant policy focus in recent years, with desistance thinking transplanted from the adult to the youth justice system in England and Wales. This book is the first to critique this approach to justice-involved children, many of whom are yet to fully develop an identity (criminal or otherwise) from which to ‘desist’.

Featuring voices from academia, policy and practice, this book explores practical approaches to desistance with children in the ‘Child First’ context. It gives new insights into how children can be supported to move away from offending and proposes reforms to make a meaningful difference to children’s lives.

Contributor: Alexandra Wigzell (Edited by), Claire Paterson-Young (Edited by), Tim Bateman (Edited by), Neal Hazel (Contributions by), Stephen Case (Contributions by), Diana Johns (Contributions by), Kevin R Haines (Contributions by), Ross Little (Contributions by), Gilly Sharpe (Contributions by), Jo Staines (Contributions by), Julie Shaw (Contributions by), Katie Hunter (Contributions by), Claire Fitzpatrick (Contributions by), John Wainwright (Contributions by), Tim Rosier (Contributions by), Kathy Hampson (Contributions by), Martin Stephenson (Contributions by), Sean Creaney (Contributions by), Samantha Burns (Contributions by), Andrew Brierley (Contributions by), Anne-Marie Douglas (Contributions by), Colin Falconer (Contributions by), Kirstine Szifris (Contributions by), Roberta Evans (Contributions by), Steve Carr (Contributions by), Neema Trivedi-Bateman (Contributions by)

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