The Desistance Journey: Into Recovery and Out of Chaos

Graham Cambridge; Orla Lynch; James Windle

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-11269-0

The Desistance Journey: Into Recovery and Out of Chaos

Graham Cambridge
, Orla Lynch
, James Windle

School of Society, Politics and Ethics

University College Cork

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Abstract

This book examines desistance from offending amongst men in County Cork – the largest county in the Republic of Ireland. It examines the bigger picture of desistance, namely how offending and recovery from addiction are inseparable processes. It draws on in-depth interviews with 40 men who had engaged with the criminal justice system, and the chapters which follow trace the participants’ life histories: from the hardships they endured as children through their recollection of their reckless teenage years into active addiction and their often numerous attempts at recovery and eventually, for most, full recovery. It challenges some of the dominant assumptions that exist around desistance, and discusses topics such as toxic masculinity. It offers a practice friendly account of the academic work on desistance and a multidisciplinary holistic account of the process of doing desistance.

Original language	English
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Number of pages	168
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031112690
ISBN (Print)	9783031112683
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11269-0
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

addiction
crime prevention
criminal behavior
offending
rehabilitation
social policy

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