Offenders books

From a mother, role model, and civil rights veteran, an inspiring gift of love to a child in his darkest hour.  Read More >>

On the Outside delivers a powerful combination of hard data and personal narrative that shows why our country continues...  Read More >>

On the Outside delivers a powerful combination of hard data and personal narrative that shows why our country continues...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This book casts new light on men’s experience of release from prison. Drawing on research conducted in Australia,...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This book examines the emergence and development of youth diversion within the justice system, discusses its models...  Read More >>

Filled with stories of pain, regret, and resistance, this chilling account of how four women survived their time...  Read More >>

Filled with stories of pain, regret, and resistance, this chilling account of how four women survived their time...  Read More >>

Keeping Them Off The Streets is a remarkable account of over forty years’ experience in the field of youth work....  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Youth justice has always focused on criminal justice but this work argues that taking a social justice approach...  Read More >>

Communities that Care provides an in-depth examination and illustrative examples of how communities can increase...  Read More >>

An insightful ethnographic study on imprisoned 15-17-year-olds in England, this volume examines how young people...  Read More >>

This book examines the role of religion and spirituality in desistance from crime and disengagement from gangs....  Read More >>

This book compiles research on female crime and delinquency in Portugal in order to critically and reflectively...  Read More >>

This volume facilitates understanding of the process of reintegration of former detainees with an Islamist extremist...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This book brings together an international group of experts to present the latest psychosocial and developmental...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Sex, Crime, Drugs, and Just Plain Stupid Behaviors: The New Face of Young Adulthood in America is written for students,...  Read More >>

This book examines the processes for social integration and social cohesion among young people, drawing on data...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This book puts in one place and in accessible form Richard Berk’s most recent work on forecasts of re-offending...  Read More >>

Truly international in scope, this Handbook focuses on approaches to discipline, surveillance and social control...  Read More >>