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Taking together all the evidence on the aetiology, development and differential processes of delinquent behaviour from childhood to adulthood, we dispose of important new evidence from the neurosciences, which, compared to traditional criminological ...
Frieder Dünkel +3 more
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This paper critically examines some of the research arising from prison contexts internationally, questioning the notion that adult learning might serve the purpose of rehabilitation or encouraging desistance from crime. These discussions are utilised to
Sarah Galloway
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Four forms of 'offender' rehabilitation: Towards an interdisciplinary perspective [PDF]
This paper aims to advance the case for a more fully interdisciplinary understanding of offender rehabilitation, partly as a means of shedding light upon and moving beyond contemporary ‘paradigm conflicts’.
McNeill, F., Fergus McNeill
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Counterblast: a Copernican correction for community sentences? [PDF]
In this article, the author discusses the emergence and development of desistance research, which aims to examine the social and personal processes by which persistent offenders desist from crime, and argues that its implications for practice are far ...
McNeill, F.
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Desistance From Sexual Offending
Purpose of Review: 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 ...
Harris, DA
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Chaos, containment and change: responding to persistent offending by young people [PDF]
This article reviews policy developments in Scotland concerning 'persistent young offenders' and then describes the design of a study intended to assist a local planning group in developing its response. The key findings of a review of casefiles of young
McNeill, Fergus +5 more
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Désistement assisté en contexte formel : une étude de la portée
Les indicateurs de récidive sont souvent utilisés pour évaluer l’efficacité des interventions réalisées par les acteurs formels du système de justice pénale. Ces études permettent de déterminer « ce qui fonctionne » pour prévenir la récidive. Par contre,
Marie-Pierre Villeneuve +2 more
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Concilier les objectifs légaux et cliniques des mesures pénales est un défi de taille dans l’intervention auprès d’adolescents engagés dans une délinquance grave ou persistante (ADGP).
Marie-Pierre Villeneuve +2 more
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Cette contribution explore les dynamiques personnelles et sociales associées aux parcours de sortie de délinquance de huit femmes judiciarisées en Suisse romande.
Aurélie Stoll +2 more
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The text explores the concept of desistance from crime, which has been increasingly used in contemporary criminological literature, debating the subject of stability and behavioural change from new theoretical principles. The work discusses the contributions of different criminological theories and offers an overview on the main evidence found in ...
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