British Pakistanis and Desistance

Poverty, Prison and Identity

Mohammed Qasim, Colin Webster

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Routledge
01 December 2023

Poverty & unemployment; Sociology: family & relationships; Social & cultural anthropology; Causes & prevention of crime; Offenders

Series: International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation

Focusing on the lives of first- and second-generation British Pakistani young adult men and those approaching middle age who offend or have offended and the experiences of their fathers bringing them up in a de-industrialised city, this book examines the influence of social relations on their moves toward and away from crime, particularly the impact of father-son relationships. It seeks to understand their transitions as they aged; the meanings they place on their ethno-cultural, social and economic marginalization; and the licit and illicit opportunities and constraints that influence their identity and social integration as well as their place in British society.

British Pakistanis and Desistance focuses on the distinct context, relations and situations in which British Pakistani young adult offending and desistance takes place, such as family formation, education, prison, neighbourhood change and long-term changes in the types, availability and quality of work. Sketching a ‘life-course’ approach, it locates desistance theory and its application within the relationship between biography and social structure, using a case study of entrepreneurial criminality as an attempt at recovery from deindustrialisation.

An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, desistance, social policy and to all those interested in the lived experience of British Pakistani men.

By: Mohammed Qasim, Colin Webster
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9780367677664
ISBN 10: 0367677660
Series: International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mohammed Qasim is a visiting fellow at the Mannheim Centre for Criminology, London School of Economics, UK. Colin Webster is Emeritus Professor of Criminology at Leeds Beckett University, UK.