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Turning points and returning points: Understanding the role of family ties in the process of desistance

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: The objective of this article is to identify the interpersonal factors that explain narratives of desistance among offenders who have been sentenced to prison. Through narrative interviews, we have studied a purposeful age-graded sample of men convicted of acquisitive crimes. Although the results confirm the leading research of Laub and Sampson (2003) about the importance of social bonds as a change catalyst, they also suggest that changes in narratives may depend not only on participation in new social institutions but also on the new meaning that institutions present during the criminal career of offenders, such as family relationships, may acquire in adulthood.

Source: European Journal of Criminology

DOI: 10.1177/1477370812453102

Authors: José Cid, Joel Martí

Institution: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Language: English

Topic: Crime Patterns and Interventions

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Cambridge, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación