Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. The Road to Juvie 12
6. 3. Locked Up and Back Again 42
7. 4. And Now I’m an Adult 65
8. 5. Dangers and Decisions: Navigating Desistance as a Young Man 90
9. 6. You Can Run but You Can’t Hide 120
10. 7. Finding a Net to Fall Back On: The Young Woman’s Journeys 148
11. 8. Everyday Desistance: Theory Meets Reality 173
12. 9. Policy and Practice Reforms: Supporting the Pathway to Adulthood 186
13. Acknowledgments 207
14. Appendix: The Research Process 209
15. Bibliography 219
16. Index 229