Walking Into the Sunset: How Criminal Achivement Shapes the Desistance Process: Criminal Achievement and the Desistance Process

Autor:	Frédéric Ouellet, Sabrina Vidal, Marie-Ève Dubois
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Process (engineering) 050901 criminology 05 social sciences 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0509 other social sciences Criminology Psychology Law General Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Zdroj:	Criminal Justice and Behavior. 47:1529-1546
ISSN:	1552-3594 0093-8548
DOI:	10.1177/0093854820913316
Popis:	According to the criminal career paradigm, the link between past and future criminal activities is important and the desistance process may vary for individuals whose criminal trajectories were punctuated by failure compared with those who achieved a certain level of success. This study, based on the life narratives of 27 individuals who maintained a state of nonoffending for more than a year, examines how criminal achievement modulates the desistance process. The aim is to understand whether criminal achievement acts as a barrier or a facilitator in the desistance process. A short questionnaire based on the life-history calendar method was used to classify individuals according to the parameters of their criminal careers. Narrative life stories were then used to look at the obstacles and frustrations encountered during desistance. The results show the relation between criminal achievement and desistance is complex: success in criminal activities is not always hindering desistance.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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