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Making sense of psychoanalysis in criminological theory and probation practice. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Recent developments in criminology have included a revival of interest in offenders' biographies and inner emotional experiences, and a stress on the importance of self-understanding for an understanding of crime.
Smith, David
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Encouraging desistance through resettlement: an exploration of voluntary sector practice

open access: yes
This study is an exploration of voluntary-sector resettlement practice and the encouragement of the desistance process through resettlement work. The author discusses how desistance theory ties in with resettlement practice.
McGlynn, Jade Elizabeth
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Scoping the Development of a Critical Employment Pathway for IOM Offenders in County Durham and Darlington

open access: yes, 2015
In summer 2014, Northumbria University was commissioned by the Institute for Local Government (ILG), on behalf of Durham Constabulary, to review evidence regarding the relationship between employment and desistance and explore employment support for ...
Irving, Adele   +4 more
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Identity, self-story and desistance from crime

open access: yes, 2023
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to lay the groundwork for a narrative study of desistance that is both qualitative and quantitative. Design/methodology/approach – The review traces the strands of research that have made self-story an important ...
K O’sullivan (13440864)   +2 more
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The Impact of Unilateral Divorce on Crime [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper, we evaluate the impact of unilateral divorce on crime. First, using crime rates from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report program for the period 1965-1998 and differences in the timing in the introduction of the reform, we find that unilateral ...
Giolito, Eugenio P.   +1 more
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What works and what's just?

open access: yes, 2009
This paper is based on a presentation entitled 'What Works in Probation', delivered to an Invitational Conference for Directors of Probation Services in Europe organised by the Council of Europe, the Conference Permanente Européenne de la Probation and ...
McNeill, Fergus   +3 more
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Changing lives? Desistance research and offender management

open access: yes, 2010
This report provides a literature review on desistance from crime which explores the purposes of offender management; understanding and supporting desistance; desistance and the process of offender management; desistance and compliance with offender ...
Mcneill, Fergus   +2 more
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Prison Industry and Desistance from Crime: An Australian Programme. [PDF]

open access: yesPsychiatr Psychol Law, 2017
Day A   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Age, Differential Expectations, and Crime Desistance

open access: yes, 1992
We specify an individual-level model linking crime desistance to estimates of legal risk, differential expectations, degree of past success at legitimate and criminal pursuits, and age.
Shover, Neal   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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