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Understanding Desistance from Crime [PDF]
, 2001 The study of desistance from crime is hampered by definitional, measurement, and theoretical incoherence. A unifying framework can distinguish termination of offending from the process of desistance.
Laub, John, Sampson, Robert
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Problematising ‘Vulnerability’ in Women's Prisons
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT ‘Vulnerability’ is a commonly used but little understood term in the field of social policy and beyond. The refocusing of our criminal justice system around notions of ‘vulnerability’ has had wide‐reaching consequences which often escape both academic and political attention.
Sarah Waite, Danica Darley
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The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research suggests that enabling greater participation in restorative justice can lead to strong social, health and economic benefits for people who commit offences, victims, communities and states. Yet, restorative justice remains partially implemented in Europe and many people cannot easily access services in practice, even in countries with ...
Ian D. Marder +4 more
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Promoting desistance amongst young people [PDF]
, 2009 The handbook aims to encourage a critical interrogation of the ideas that underpin practice, examining such concepts as 'child development', 'crime' and 'punishment', and also provides a descriptive account of current practice in areas such as community ...
Barry, Monica
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The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Restorative justice (RJ) is associated with offenders’ movement away from crime and victim recovery. However, little is known about the circumstances under which RJ can simultaneously achieve the dual objectives. Using secondary data from the South Australian Juvenile Justice study, this research examines how RJ conferencing shapes short‐term ...
Masahiro Suzuki
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Carrière criminelle lucrative et désistement assisté
Criminologie, 2020 La recherche sur le désistement assisté s’intéresse à la manière dont les interventions formelles ou informelles soutiennent le processus de cessation des activités criminelles.
Frédéric Ouellet, Marie-Ève Dubois
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The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Most incarcerated women have histories of trauma, victimisation, poor mental health, and disadvantage, and most also have mothering roles. Their support needs differ markedly from those of incarcerated men, yet most correctional settings are designed for men.
Susan Dennison +7 more
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Religions, 2011 This paper presents evidence for why Corrections should take the humanist, spiritual, and religious self-identities of people in prison seriously, and do all it can to foster and support those self-identities, or ways of establishing meaning in life ...
Jeff B. Duncan, Tom P. O’Connor
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Rethinking the dichotomy between libraries and prisons
Journal of New Librarianship, 2020 This piece considers the challenges of providing library services in a prison setting and offers insights from current prison library research being carried out in Northern Ireland.
Jayne Finlay
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Desistance From Sexual Offending
Current Psychiatry Reports, 2021 This article reviews the growing body of knowledge on desistance from sexual offending. Although the cessation of offending is a standard observation in criminology and has been demonstrated by people who commit all manner of crimes, it has only recently been considered relevant for individuals convicted of sexual offences.Desistance from crime is a ...
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