A Literature Review on Youth
Desistance
May-Lee Chong
Massey University
Desistance Theory
Developmental
Sociological
Psychological
Developmental Theories of Desistance
Glueck and Glueck (1940)
What could you be hiding?
Moffitt, (1993)
Moffitt, Caspi, Harrington
and Milne, (2002)
Odgers et.al, (2008)
Sociological theories of desistance
Yes!
Laub, Sampson and Nagin (1998)
Farrington and West (1995)
No!
Wright and Wright (1992)
Well yes, but also no.
Lyngstad and Skardhamar (2013)
Military studies
Bouffard and Laub (2004)
Employment studies
Uggen (2000)
Barry (2010)
Psychological theories
Who is eligible to participate in this confidential interview?
•To participate you must:
•Be between 18 and 25 years old
•Be English speaking
•Have committed at least 1 of the following crimes (a formal conviction is not a
requirement):
Theft (more serious than shoplifting a few things)
Burglary
Theft of a car, or theft from a car
Robbery
Assault (more serious than a group fight where people may have agreed to
fight you)
Drug dealing
Extortion
•Have stopped committing crime for at least 1 year.
•Use and/or used social media
If this sounds like you, or someone you know, please
contact me for more information about what the
study involves.
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028 405 4070
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