This book examines the extent to which criminal desistance – 'the change process involved in the ending of criminal behaviour' – is affected by personal and social circumstances which are place specific.  Meer

Nick Flynn met his father when he was twenty-seven years old, working as a caseworker in a homeless shelter in Boston.  Meer

The 20th anniversary edition of "a remarkable feat: a clear-eyed, inventive, and astonishingly honest guided tour of hell.  Meer

Known for his bestselling memoirs and as an acclaimed poet, Nick Flynn in Stay presents a self-portrait via a constellation of topics that the author has circled-or have circled him-in his work: suicide, homelessness, addiction, political engagement, artistic friendships.  Meer

This book examines the extent to which criminal desistance – 'the change process involved in the ending of criminal behaviour' – is affected by personal and social circumstances which are place specific.  Meer

Combining coverage of all the key areas in penology with subject-specifc study skills advice, this book provides students with the whole package to...  Meer