Serious juvenile offenders present high recidivism rates. Much research focus on the
processes of desistance from crime in adult populations. However, much less is known …

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 …

We argue that a rational choice framework can be used to explain declines in offending from
adolescence to young adulthood in two ways. First, subjective expectations of offending can …

Purpose To explain why many offenders desist from crime, and why some persist, some
theorists highlight the role of personal agency. Qualitative studies, in particular, observe that …

Although the negative consequences of rising incarceration rates have been well-
established, criminological research has largely neglected to document psychological …

Background: In recent years, the role of social identity (or identities which are developed
through involvement in social groups with others), has received increasing attention in …

Purpose Victimization is a negative life experience that tends to occur in the context of one's
own offending. Although a great deal of literature shows that victimization often leads to …

The rate of criminal recidivism in the United States peaks among young adult men (ages 18–
24), suggesting this population needs extra support during reentry. Government and …

The current investigation sought to determine whether identity achievement and future
orientation had a bearing on desistance from crime. Participants were the 1,354 members of …

This chapter provides an overview of Cullen's (Justice Q 11: 527–558, 1994) social support
theory. Different aspects of social support theory, from its definitional and measurement …