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Understanding desistance: a critical review of theories of desistance [PDF]
Psychology, Crime and Law, 2019 Informed by a comprehensive review of theories and research into desistance (Weaver, 2015), this article advances a critical and contemporary overview of the main theories of desistance, drawing on illustrative empirical research. It begins by addressing definitional issues, prior to showing how various theories of desistance differently explain the ...
Beth Weaver
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Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) desistance is rare, and the subjective experience of change in IPV relation needs to be clarified. In this study, we intended to study potential factors of IPV desistance from exploring their subjective ...
Yi- Ching Chen +3 more
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«Alt er jo egeninnsats» – Kvinners vendepunkter bort fra kriminalitet
Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab, 2021 Research has emphasised the importance of turning points in desistance from crime. The current study investigates turning points in women’s desistance. Turning points from offending were explored through life story interviews with 20 female ex-offenders.
Katharina Gjeruldsen, Egil Jensen
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Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 2023 Comprehensive and multi-disciplinary public health approaches are necessary to prevent sexual re-offending. However, criminal justice solutions continue to dominate and the arrangement in England and Wales is no exception.
Sarah Pemberton +2 more
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Social Sciences, 2021 Despite a small but growing literature on gang disengagement and desistance, little is known about how social networks and changes in networks correspond to self-reported changes in street gang membership over time.
Caterina G. Roman +2 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2021 Background Reductions in crime are often reported following substance use treatment. We explore the relationship between desistance from crime, treatment type, treatment retention and positive changes in known risk factors for crime. Methods We used data
Ingeborg Skjærvø +3 more
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Children, 2023 This prospective case-cohort study examines the developmental pathway choices of 79 young people (13.25–23.75 years old; 33 biological males and 46 biological females) referred to a tertiary care hospital’s Department of Psychological Medicine (December ...
Joseph Elkadi +5 more
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Youth offending and youth transitions : the power of capital in influencing change [PDF]
, 2007 Neither the literature on offending nor that on desistance adequately explains the short-term nature of youth offending, young people's propensity to desist from offending as they reach early adulthood and the importance of youth transitions in helping ...
Barry, Monica
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Supporting children's resettlement ('reentry') after custody : beyond the risk paradigm [PDF]
, 2020 In response to policy concerns in England and Wales and internationally, a considerable knowledge-base has identified factors statistically associated with reduced recidivism for children leaving custody.
Bateman, T, Hazel, N
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Récits de désistance de jeunes radicalisés et impliqués dans des activités de groupes terroristes
Criminologie, 2020 À la suite des attentats qu’ont connus plusieurs pays d’Europe, la déradicalisation et le désengagement sont des concepts qui ont été fortement mobilisés et questionnés afin d’orienter les interventions à mener. Celui de la désistance l’a moins été alors
Fabienne Glowacz
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