The integrated maturation theory describes psychosocial, adult role, and identity maturation
as interrelated domains associated with criminal desistance, but to this point these domains …

Previous studies suggest that the process of becoming desistant from crime is accompanied
by a shift from criminal to law-abiding identity and by the development of self-efficacy for law …

Objectives Test the effect of perceived likelihood of arrest on criminal behavior under a
relaxed set of measurement assumptions. Specifically, responses that are commonly …

Recent theoretical and empirical work has drawn increased attention to the role that mental
and physical health can play in promoting life-course success and desistance from crime …

Maturational growth through psychosocial, adult role, identity, civic, and cognitive change
has proven an insightful explanation of behavioral change among offender populations. It …

We examined how juvenile defendant psychosocial maturity, age, and gender influence
mock jurors' perceptions. Jury-eligible participants (N= 1,850) ages 18 to 73 (M= 27.81, SD …

Although restorative justice (RJ) and desistance are theoretically interlinked, less is
empirically known about how and why RJ conferencing may support change toward …

The gendered general strain theory posits that differences in delinquency across gender are
due to differences in coping with negative emotions. The present study tests its validity over …

The relationship between religion and crime has been a subject of interest and significance
in the fields of sociology, criminology, and psychology. This study was conducted to explore …

The bulk of the desistance literature has focused on social/contextual factors (marriage,
employment, peers) and their criminogenic consequences. Less attention has been devoted …