Why do People Stop offending? Recent Theories on Desistance and Their Value in Practical Approaches to offenders
Desistance theories, researching the ways how and reasons why people stop offending have developed only recently. The article briefly describe their development in general and then examines four of the more recent influential ones in more detail: Laub and Sampson’s Age-graded theory of social contro...
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University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
2016-11-01
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| description | Desistance theories, researching the ways how and reasons why people stop offending have developed only recently. The article briefly describe their development in general and then examines four of the more recent influential ones in more detail: Laub and Sampson’s Age-graded theory of social control, the Cognitive transformation theory developed by Giordano et al., Maruna’s Theory of narrative self-change and Wikström’s Situational action theory. These theories are analysed with regard to their applicability to general or specific offending populations. Finally, the sociotherapeutic approach common to the Slovenian system in the past is analysed through the lenses of these theories and conclusions as to the value of general and specific theories and approaches are made. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-499d42077d0a400fbcfac54af2f5e6c22025-01-02T15:04:50ZengUniversity of Ljubljana, Faculty of LawZbornik Znanstvenih Razprav1854-38392016-11-0175191212Why do People Stop offending? Recent Theories on Desistance and Their Value in Practical Approaches to offendersMojca Mihelj Plesničar0Institute of Criminology at Ljubljana Faculty of LawDesistance theories, researching the ways how and reasons why people stop offending have developed only recently. The article briefly describe their development in general and then examines four of the more recent influential ones in more detail: Laub and Sampson’s Age-graded theory of social control, the Cognitive transformation theory developed by Giordano et al., Maruna’s Theory of narrative self-change and Wikström’s Situational action theory. These theories are analysed with regard to their applicability to general or specific offending populations. Finally, the sociotherapeutic approach common to the Slovenian system in the past is analysed through the lenses of these theories and conclusions as to the value of general and specific theories and approaches are made.http://www.pf.uni-lj.si/media/zzr_2015_mihelj.plesnicar.pdfdesistancerehabilitationimprisonmentoffenders |
| spellingShingle | Mojca Mihelj Plesničar Why do People Stop offending? Recent Theories on Desistance and Their Value in Practical Approaches to offenders Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav desistance rehabilitation imprisonment offenders |
| title | Why do People Stop offending? Recent Theories on Desistance and Their Value in Practical Approaches to offenders |
| title_full | Why do People Stop offending? Recent Theories on Desistance and Their Value in Practical Approaches to offenders |
| title_fullStr | Why do People Stop offending? Recent Theories on Desistance and Their Value in Practical Approaches to offenders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why do People Stop offending? Recent Theories on Desistance and Their Value in Practical Approaches to offenders |
| title_short | Why do People Stop offending? Recent Theories on Desistance and Their Value in Practical Approaches to offenders |
| title_sort | why do people stop offending recent theories on desistance and their value in practical approaches to offenders |
| topic | desistance rehabilitation imprisonment offenders |
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