An empirical framework for studying desistance as a process


Autoria(s): Bushway, S. D.; Piquero, A. R.; Broidy, L. M.; Cauffman, E.; Mazerolle, P. J.
Data(s)

01/05/2001

Resumo

Recent reviews of the desistance literature have advocated studying desistance as a process, yet current empirical methods continue to measure desistance as a discrete state. In this paper, we propose a framework for empirical research that recognizes desistance as a developmental process. This approach focuses on changes in the offending rare rather than on offending itself We describe a statistical model to implement this approach and provide an empirical example. We conclude with several suggestions for future research endeavors that arise from our conceptualization of desistance.

Identificador

http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:59129

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

American Society of Criminology

Palavras-Chave #Criminology & Penology #Age-crime Debate #Criminal Careers #Life-course #Self-report #Trajectories #Delinquency #Incapacitation #Criminology #Adolescence #Models #C1 #370199 Sociology not elsewhere classified #750312 Youth/child development and welfare
Tipo

Journal Article