‘F*ck it!’: Matza and the mood of fatalism in the desistance process

Drawing on interview data from three countries (Australia, United States and England), this article examines setbacks and recovery in desistance from crime. We show that giving up crime is a fragile project and that the implications of fragility in desistance are rarely integrated into pre- and post...

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Main Author: Halsey, Mark (Author)
Contributors: Armstrong, Ruth ; Wright, Serena
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: The British journal of criminology
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