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- Everyday Desistance: The Transition to Adulthood Among Formerly Incarcerated Youth
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: Rutgers University Press
summary
In Everyday Desistance, Laura Abrams and Diane J. Terry examine the lives of young people who spent considerable time in and out of correctional institutions as adolescents. These formerly incarcerated youth often struggle with the onset of adult responsibilities at a much earlier age than their more privileged counterparts. In the context of urban Los Angeles, with a large-scale gang culture and diminished employment prospects, further involvement in crime appears almost inevitable. Yet, as Abrams and Terry point out, these formerly imprisoned youth are often quite resilient and can be successful at creating lives for themselves after months or even years of living in institutions run by the juvenile justice system.
This book narrates the day-to-day experiences of these young men and women, focusing on their attempts to surmount the challenges of adulthood, resisting a return to criminal activity, and formulating long-term goals for a secure adult future.
This book narrates the day-to-day experiences of these young men and women, focusing on their attempts to surmount the challenges of adulthood, resisting a return to criminal activity, and formulating long-term goals for a secure adult future.
Table of Contents
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- Chapter 1: Introduction
- pp. 1-11
- Chapter 2: The Road to Juvie
- pp. 12-41
- Chapter 3: Locked Up and Back Again
- pp. 42-64
- Chapter 4: And Now I’m an Adult
- pp. 65-89
- Chapter 6: You Can Run but You Can’t Hide
- pp. 120-147
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 207-208
- Appendix: The Research Process
- pp. 209-218
- Bibliography
- pp. 219-228
- About the Authors
- pp. 239-241
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813574493
Related ISBN(s)
9780813574479
MARC Record
OCLC
987792575
Pages
248
Launched on MUSE
2017-05-26
Language
English
Open Access
No