This article provides a discussion of human agency, conceptualized as a transformative
aspect of desistance from crime. It is argued here that existing conceptualizations of agency …

This book is about the meanings of masculinities within the social networks of the streets of
an American city (St Louis, Missouri), and how these shaped perceptions and enactments of …

This chapter examines the development and operation of socialization in the lives of
children and adolescents, with a focus on the mechanisms and consequences of …

Large-scale, longitudinal studies have identified important correlates of desistance, but, due
to the nature of the inquiry, are limited in their ability to describe the mechanisms by which …

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 …

Autobiography, empirical research and critical theory in desistance: A view from the inside out -
Allan Weaver, Beth Weaver, 2013 Skip to main content Intended for healthcare professionals …

SEX AND AGE HOMOPHILY| 29 levels of homophily, especially for age and sex, is well
known (Reiss, 1988; Weerman, 2003). Often, this finding is taken as evidence that offenders …

Peer and friendship relationships have long been prominent in the explanation of crime and
delinquency, and for good reason. Compared to children and adults, adolescents spend …

The risk-need-responsivity framework is based on a review of the empirical literature on
offender factors that affect recidivism. The emphasis is on responsivity or the alignment of …

Using data from the 2010 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), this research
examines the extent to which social bonds predict nonmedical prescription drug use among …