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The introduction briefly reflects on the development and current state of desistance research, arguing that we have a good general picture of what matters in relation to desistance, but lack knowledge of desistance trajectories of specific offender groups (defined by, for example, a particular sentence, offence, or life circumstance). This volume therefore brings together a collection of emergent research that moves the debate on desistance beyond a general consideration of individual and social structural influences. The introduction outlines the different sections and highlights the key contributions of each chapter.
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van Ginneken, E.F., Hart, E.L. (2017). Introduction. In: Hart, E., van Ginneken, E. (eds) New Perspectives on Desistance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95185-7_1
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