Redeeming desistance

From individual journeys to a social movement

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9680174
AutoresShadd Maruna (0000-0002-4978-7073, Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology University of Liverpool Liverpool UK, autor de correspondencia)
Año2025
Volumen63
Número1
Páginas5-25
Fecha de publicación2025-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCriminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1745-9125.12393
OpenAlexW4409270297
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas106

Early desistance research identified a key role for redemption scripts in the process of desisting from crime. This research emerged in an incredibly punitive environment at the turn of the century, when core beliefs about human redeemability were being challenged by popular and academic theories about incorrigible predators incapable of change. Desistance research made a profound impact, inspiring academic scholarship and changes to the policy and practice of reintegration. However, desistance research can also be accused of numerous crimes, as well, ranging from the adoption of an overly individualistic framing to the usurpation of the voices of research contributors. Fortunately, redemption is possible. A new generation of desistance theory and research now explicitly addresses the political and cultural factors impacting the desistance process and proposes that these hardened prejudices will only be changed by supporting a social movement led by and for system‐impacted people. With their proven ability to inspire hope and promote action, redemption scripts may, again, be a key tool in such a movement

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