Imprisonment, Social Support, and Desistance: A Theoretical Approach to Pathways of Desistance and Persistence for Imprisoned Men

José Cid; Joel Martí

doi:10.1177/0306624X15623988

Imprisonment, Social Support, and Desistance: A Theoretical Approach to Pathways of Desistance and Persistence for Imprisoned Men

José Cid, Joel Martí

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Abstract

© SAGE Publications. Desistance should be the main ground for reentry policies for imprisoned offenders. However, theories on desistance are diverse, and they disagree about the key factors related to the origin, maintenance, and failures of the desistance process. This research considers three main theories of desistance - control, cognitive transformation, and strain-social support - to explain desistance in a sample of imprisoned men in Spain. The main finding of the research is that strain-social support theory may be of primary importance for understanding desistance because of its capacity to explain processes of change that begin during imprisonment and that continue upon release.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1433-1454
Journal	International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Volume	61
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X15623988
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2017

Keywords

cognitive transformation theory
control theory
desistance
imprisonment
strain-social support theory

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