Persist to desist
How to maintain desistance from crime in the face of severe setbacks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12900399 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robin Gålnander (0000-0003-2727-4450, Stockholm University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 939-954 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-8958 • E-ISSN: 1748-8966 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17488958241260561 |
| OpenAlex | W4399819867 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
Focusing on how to deal with relapses when trying to desist from crime, this article utilises findings from a qualitative and prospective interview study to illustrate what it means to desist. Ten women’s desistance journeys have been studied longitudinally since 2015. Over these years, the women have encountered setbacks and relapses, yet somehow persevered on their path towards a different ‘normal’ life, free from crime, condemnation and marginalisation. Their struggle highlights the need for persistence to sustain desistance from crime. Persistence and desistance are generally conceptualised as each other’s counterparts within life-course criminology, yet putting persistence at the heart of desistance journeys can deepen our understanding of the process involved
Criminology · Face (sociological concept · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Psychology
Making good
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Escape Routes
Amputation or Reconstruction? Notes on the Concept of “Knifing Off” and Desistance From Crime
Outsiders
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Precarious identities
Desistance From Crime—to What? Exploring Future Aspirations and Their Implications for Processes of Desistance
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On the cusp of recognition
Fearful futures and haunting histories in women's desistance from crime
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Desistance and Identity Repair
An Unpaid Debt to Society
Shark in the Fish Tank’
Gender, Crime, and Desistance
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |