How and Why People Stop Offending: Discovering Desistance
Author: Fergus McNeill.; Stephen Farrall.; Claire Lightowler.; Shadd Maruna.
Source: Volume 22, Number 01, Fall 2012 , pp.7-11(5)
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Abstract:
This article provides a brief introduction to the research evidence about the process of desistance from crime. It also explores some of the potential practice and policy implications emerging from this evidence. The article was prepared as part of a wider project, Discovering Desistance, which aims to share and extend knowledge about desistance and the ways in which criminal justice supervision can better support individual efforts to change.Keywords: Maturational Reform; Volition; Self-Control and Criminal Opportunities; Self-Identity and Self-Efficacy
Affiliations:
1: University of Glasgow; 2: University of Sheffield; 3: Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS); 4: Queen’s University Belfast.