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Childhood risk and protective factors for early desisters, late desisters and life-course persistent offenders

Revista Española de Investigación Criminológica, 2019
The aim of this article is to investigate the extent to which childhood risk and protective factors predict later persistence or desistance in criminal careers, as it has been argued that childhood factors are not predictive.
David P. Farrington
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Retour sur le concept de maturité dans le contexte du désistement de la délinquance durant la transition adolescence-vie adulte

Criminologie, 2020
La criminologie des parcours de vie concernant le désistement de la délinquance a fourni peu de lignes directrices quant aux stratégies d’intervention visant les jeunes adultes.
Evan C. McCuish, Patrick Lussier, Stéphanie Chouinard Thivierge   +2 more
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Mapping desistance research: a systematic quantitative literature review from 2011 to 2020

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
In the past decade, desistance research has attracted immense research attention, which has necessitated the clarification of the overall picture of desistance research in terms of methodology, definition, and theory.
Sho Sagara, Masahiro Suzuki, Noriko Hashiba, Nozomi Yamawaki, Yuji Takenaka   +4 more
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Persist to desist: How to maintain desistance from crime in the face of severe setbacks

Criminology & Criminal Justice
Focusing on how to deal with relapses when trying to desist from crime, this article utilises findings from a qualitative and prospective interview study to illustrate what it means to desist.
Robin Gålnander
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«Jeg vil bli en å regne med»

Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab
Young men’s desistance from gangs involved in crime is a pressing social issue in the Nordic countries. Drawing from a larger study comprising life story interviews with previously incarcerated men across different life stages, this article elaborates ...
Aage Aagesen
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‘Giving back and getting on with my life’: Peer mentoring, desistance and recovery of ex-offenders

, 2020
Peer work and peer mentoring are dynamic social processes that have reciprocal benefits for both mentor and mentee in tackling issues around reoffending and substance misuse.
Sarah Nixon
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Desistance from criminal offending: exploring gender similarities and differences

Russian Journal of Economics and Law
Objective: to reveal the similarities and differences between female and male discrete offender groups (desisters, persisters, late onseters, and conformers).
E. Gunnison
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The working relationship and desistance: What constitutes a ‘good quality’ working relationship? [PDF]

Salus Journal, 2020
This paper presents findings from a small-scale exploratory piece of research that examined perceptions of what constitutes a ‘good quality’ working relationship between the practitioner and the child, within the criminal justice system.
Zoe Cross
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Motherhood as a Factor Supporting Desistance from Crime among Incarcerated Mothers Residing with Their Children in Mother and Child Units within Polish Prisons

Journal of Modern Science
Objectives To analyse the role of motherhood as a factor supporting desistance from crime among incarcerated women staying with children in Mother and Child Homes in Poland, and to identify factors influencing rehabilitation and social reintegration ...
Marta Jaroszewska, Kazimierz Antoni Pierzchała   +1 more
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Conducting Prison Research in a Foreign Setting

International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2015
This paper discusses the process of conducting prison research in France. Drawing on a study conducted with a sample of prisoners in a maximum-security facility in Paris, this article outlines the major challenges relating to access, data collection, and
Lila Kazemian
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