This Article develops both a framework for a theory of desistance from crime and an
analytical strategy with which to examine desistance. With respect to the former, an identity …

This accessible new book looks at how and why individuals leave terrorist movements, and
considers the lessons and implications that emerge from this process. Focusing on the …

This research presents an application of Sampson and Laub's theory of age-graded informal
social control in a national environment in which the structural and cultural contexts of work …

From learning and opportunity perspectives, peer group structural dimensions shed light on
social processes that can amplify or ameliorate the risk of having delinquent friends …

Prior research focusing on crime acquisition and crime desistance has advanced the
theoretical understanding of the psychology of crime and overcome many of the practical …

An impressive number of inquiries across an array of methodological specifications has
demonstrated that deviant peers are an important correlate of various criminological …

Adolescent networks include parents, friends, and romantic partners, but research on the
social learning mechanisms related to delinquency has not typically examined the …

Theoretical integration offers the possibility of piecing together theories in an attempt to
clarify relationships between variables and ultimately increase variance explained by the …

Prior research has documented general associations between dating and delinquency, but
little is known about the specific ways in which heterosexual experiences influence levels of …

In 2005, there were 20,888 prisoners in the US prisons known to be HIV-positive, many
substance-involved. The high reincarceration rate of substance-involved prisoners, coupled …