Do the Reasons Why People Stop Offending Vary by Age, Length of Offending Career or Lifestyle Factors?
Journal article
Authors | Farrall, S. and Shapland, J. |
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Abstract | Research into desistance from crime has progressed enormously in the past three decades. Despite this tremendous growth, some issues remain unexplored. Amongst these is the extent to which the reasons why people stop offending might vary by the age at which they stop, and their previous lifestyles. Herein we explore the extent to which the reasons why people desist are associated with their age, and the length and nature of their criminal career. We find that there are no particular associations between the reasons for their desistance and any of these variables, though social context is important. So particular social contexts are seen by those desisting as key to their wish to desist, but they may occur at different ages and it is when they are salient to that individual that they promote action. We close by discussing why this might be the case and the ramifications for theories of desistance. |
Keywords | desistance from crime ; offending ; social context; age; criminal careers |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Howard Journal of Crime & Justice |
Journal citation | pp. 1-21 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
ISSN | 2059-1101 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12494 |
Web address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20591101 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 02 Nov 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 25 Apr 2022 |
Deposited | 04 Nov 2022 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/966v9/do-the-reasons-why-people-stop-offending-vary-by-age-length-of-offending-career-or-lifestyle-factors
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