Turning points and returning points : understanding the role of family ties in the process of desistance
Cid Moliné, Josep (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Política i de Dret Públic)
Martí Olivé, Joel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia)
Date: |
2012 |
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. |
Grants: |
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad DER2011-29229-C02-01
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Rights: |
Tots els drets reservats. |
Language: |
Anglès |
Document: |
Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar |
Subject: |
Família ;
Aspectes socials ;
Desistiment ;
Family ;
Narratives of desistance ;
Returning points ;
Turning points |
Published in: |
European journal of criminology, Vol. 9, Num. 6 (2012) , p. 603-620, ISSN 1477-3708 |
Adreça alternativa: http://euc.sagepub.com/content/9/6/603
DOI: 10.1177/1477370812453102
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