Do the reasons why people desist from crime vary by age, length of offending career or lifestyle factors?

Q2 Social Sciences Howard Journal of Crime and Justice Pub Date : 2022-11-02 DOI:10.1111/hojo.12494
Stephen Farrall, Joanna Shapland
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Research into desistance from crime has progressed enormously in the past three decades. Despite this tremendous growth, some issues remain unexplored. Among 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.

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人们停止犯罪的原因是否因年龄、犯罪时间长短、职业或生活方式等因素而异?
在过去的三十年里,关于制止犯罪的研究取得了巨大的进展。尽管有如此巨大的增长,但仍有一些问题有待探索。其中之一是,人们停止犯罪的原因可能会因他们停止犯罪的年龄和以前的生活方式而有所不同。在这里,我们探讨了人们放弃犯罪的原因在多大程度上与他们的年龄、他们犯罪生涯的长短和性质有关。我们发现,尽管社会背景很重要,但这些因素与他们拒绝的原因之间没有特别的联系。所以特定的社会环境被那些想要放弃的人看作是他们想要放弃的关键,但它们可能发生在不同的年龄,只有当它们对个人来说很突出时,它们才会促进行动。最后,我们将讨论为什么会出现这种情况,以及抵制理论的后果。
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期刊介绍: The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice is an international peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing high quality theory, research and debate on all aspects of the relationship between crime and justice across the globe. It is a leading forum for conversation between academic theory and research and the cultures, policies and practices of the range of institutions concerned with harm, security and justice.
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