Offenses

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Is a criminal born or made? What turns them towards violence?A young man stabs an elderly woman ten times for the sake of a 450 euro debt. But why would he commit such a brutal mur der over a petty sum, when he has a girlfriend and a child at home? How much could he lose when there is already so little to start with? Centring on a perpetrator and a victim who remain nameless - who are nobodies but could be anybody - Offenses unfolds as a contemporary parable exploring the biases and barriers built into the legal system. Blending expertise in criminal law with her signature knife-edge prose, Constance Debré probes the intricacies of crime, punishment and accountability in this propulsive tale. Format: PaperbackPublished: UK, 2026Publisher: Profile Books LtdPages: 96Language: EnglishISBN 10: 1805221086ISBN 13: 9781805221081 Show more