Theorizing structural and individual-level processes in desistance and persistence: Outlining an integrated perspective

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 218-234

  Farrall, Stephen ^a   Sharpe, Gilly ^a   Hunter, Ben ^a   Calverley, Adam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agency; desistance; probation; qualitative longitudinal research; structuration

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355163300     PISSN: 00048658     EISSN: 18379273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004865811405136     Document Type: Article

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