Shapland, J. (2022) Once convicted? The long-term pathways to desistance. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 61 (3). pp. 271-288. ISSN 0265-5527
Abstract
There are few long-term studies of the convictions of persistent offenders and the extent to which they may desist from offending. The Sheffield Desistance Study interviewed 113 men aged 19–22 years over four or so years. Their subsequent convictions over the next ten years generally show a continuing pattern of convictions, but with major crime-free gaps. Initial hopes for desistance, if seen as continuing cessation from crime, have not been fulfilled, linked to both substance abuse and, it is argued, recent penal policy in England and Wales. The question is then how we should see recidivism and desistance.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice published by Howard League and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | desistance; long-term criminal convictions; penal policy |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE L330253002 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Dec 2021 16:39 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2022 16:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/hojo.12473 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181781 |