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20-06-2020 | Book Review

Laura S. Abrams and Diane J. Terry: Everyday Desistance: The Transition to Adulthood Among Formerly Incarcerated Youth

Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2017, 256 pp, ISBN 9780813574479

Auteur: Dane Yeoman

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 8/2020

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Everyday Desistance: The Transition to Adulthood Among Formerly Incarcerated Youth, written by Laura S. Abrams and Diane J. Terry, looks at what happens when a juvenile offender transitions from a juvenile into an adult. The authors explain the importance of this transition for all juveniles and begin to discuss other implications and stressors that are added when a juvenile is a criminal offender. They also examine how some key factors may affect different juveniles in various ways, such as their gender or socio-economic status. They conclude by looking at the reality of the situation, particularly both the benefits and failings of the current justice system. …

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Abrams, L. S., & Terry, D. (2017). Everyday desistance: the transition to adulthood among formerly incarcerated youth. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.CrossRef

Titel: Laura S. Abrams and Diane J. Terry: Everyday Desistance: The Transition to Adulthood Among Formerly Incarcerated Youth
Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2017, 256 pp, ISBN 9780813574479
Auteur: Dane Yeoman
Publicatiedatum: 20-06-2020
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01277-z

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