ArticleThe Journal of research in crime and delinquency2020
Desistance from Crime during the Transition to Adulthood: The Influence of Parents, Peers, and Shifts in Identity.
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- Risk and Protective Factors for Youth Deviance After a Large-Scale Crisis: A General Strain Theory Approach.Clinical neuropsychiatry · 2026Article
- Who Influences Whom? Examining Self-Control and Delinquent Peer Dynamics among Justice-Involved Youth.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
- Juvenile sanctions for young adult offenders in the Netherlands: an opportunity for rehabilitation?Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Formation mechanism and prediction model of juvenile delinquency.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Some cognitive transformations about the dynamics of desistance.Criminology & public policy · 2022Article
- An Exploratory Investigation of Parental Incarceration, Emotional Independence, and Adult Children's Criminal Activity.Journal of developmental and life-course criminology · 2021Article
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- CONTINUING EDUCATION: TOWARD A LIFE-COURSE PERSPECTIVE ON SOCIAL LEARNING.Criminology : an interdisciplinary journal · 2020Article
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objectivesResearch on criminal continuity and change has traditionally focused on elements of the adult life course (e.g., marriage and employment); however, recent social and economic changes suggest the need to consider a broader range of factors. In addition, researchers have increasingly recognized the importance of identity changes in the desistance process.
methodsUsing five waves of structured data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS), we examined identity changes, shifts in involvement with delinquent peers, and variability in closeness with parents as influences on desistance. In-depth interviews with a subset of TARS respondents offered a person-centered lens on individual and social processes associated with variability in criminal behavior.
resultsFindings indicated that identity changes were associated with declines in offending. In addition, changes in parental closeness and the extent of affiliation with antisocial peers contributed to patterns of offending, net of these subjectively experienced cognitive changes.
conclusionsCognitive processes are important to desistance. However, they do not independently provide a path to sustained behavioral change. Social experiences, including changes in relationships/supports from parents and affiliation with delinquent peers, also figure into change processes. We discuss the implications of our findings for future research and programmatic efforts.
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