This article provides a critical comparison of the present knowledge base on desistance from
crime and current writings on disengagement and deradicalization from violent extremism …

Extant research has provided support for the micro‐level predictions of rational choice
models of crime. Yet, a central feature of the rational choice perspective in the broader social …

Research Summary Offender decision‐making generally occurs in social context. In this
article, we discuss the potential for integrating insights on peer processes and decision …

Abstract Laub and Sampson (2003) and Paternoster and Bushway (2009) offered opposing
explanations of desistance from crime. Yet, extant research has failed to test the key …

Research on crime over the course of an individual's life has increased in the last 30 years
both in scope and specificity. One focus area that has emerged from this work is what …

The relationship between associating with (non) deviant peers and one's own delinquent
tendencies is often attributed to the motivation for positive reinforcement and status …

Desistance from crime involves nuanced consideration of external and internal theories of
change and methodological challenges to accurately capture positive change. Although …

Objectives We examine the rational assumption of the interchangeability of legal and illegal
monies. Drawing from economics, behavioral economics, and sociology we answer two …

Latent preferences feature prominently in rational choice and symbolic interaction theories
but are difficult to capture empirically. To address this limitation, we introduce a discrete …

Objectives Criminological research increasingly aims to better understand criminal behavior
in context. Recent advancements demonstrate how perceptions of legal sanction risk are …