After decades of relative obscurity, research on desistance from offending has experienced
an exponential, and much warranted, escalation in attention. This precipitous growth is …

To examine whether, and if so how, male-based theories of desistance also apply to female
offenders, this article reviews 44 studies on female desistance. Where available, gender …

Over seven million Americans are either incarcerated, on probation, or on parole, with their
criminal records often following them for life and affecting access to higher education, jobs …

In Offending and Desistance, Beth Weaver examines the role of a co-offending peer group in
shaping and influencing offending and desistance, focusing on three phases of their criminal …

General strain theory predicts that several variables influence or condition the effect of
strains on crime. The research on such conditioning effects, however, has produced mixed …

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 …

A little more than a century ago, the famous social scientist WEB Du Bois asserted that a true
understanding of African American offending must be grounded in the" real conditions" of …

According to general strain theory (GST), individuals who experience strain or stress often
become upset and sometimes cope with crime. This simple idea is at the core of GST …

Understanding and Improving Prisoner Reentry Outcomes Prisoner Reentry is an engaging
and comprehensive examination of prisoner reentry and how to improve public safety, well …

When a woman leaves prison, she enters a world of competing messages and conflicting
advice. Staff from prison, friends, family members, workers at halfway houses and treatment …