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. © The Author(s) 2012.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 603-620 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | European Journal of Criminology |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2012 |
Keywords
- Family
- narratives of desistance
- returning points
- turning points