This paper presents the analysis of a single life-story drawn from a larger study examining
the individual, relational and structural contributions to the desistance process. The …

Desistance from offending is generally conceptualized as a process involving an interplay
between 'objective', or external factors, and 'subjective', or internal factors, with different …

In 2003, McNeill argued that desistance research required a major shift in probation
practice; a departure from practices underpinned solely by cognitive behavioural psychology …

Various theories have been put forward to explain the processes underpinning desistance
from crime. To provide additional insights into this phenomenon, this article presents an …

Desistance is generally presented in a positive light, with themes of 'making good'and
generativity recurring in the literature. This article reports on two qualitative studies exploring …

It is well-established that the majority of youth offenders cease to commit crime in early
adulthood, but the mechanisms behind the shift from a criminal to a conventional lifestyle are …

This thesis explores the individual, relational and structural contributions to the desistance
process as they occur within and between six individuals in Scotland who comprised a …

The importance of life scripts and identity change in the desistance process has been well
documented in recent years. Such scripts involve the construction of a narrative which leads …

In recent years, studies of desistance from crime–and of their implications for criminal justice
practice–have begun to challenge 'the risk paradigm'. That challenge has been cast …

This article presents the initial theoretical underpinnings for a fresh prospective study of
desistance, focused on 20‐year‐old recidivists. It is argued that significant crime‐free gaps …