Subjective Desistance and the Transition to Adulthood
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 23, No. 1, 90-103 (2007)
http://ccj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/23/1/90
Michael Massoglia ; Christopher Uggen
"This article introduces two new conceptualisations of desistance based on individuals’ personal assessments of their own movement away from crime. Results indicate that the prevalence and predictors of desistance vary with these alternative conceptualisations. Although relationship quality is consistently related to each desistance measure, the effects of prior crime, peer relationships, race, gender, and parental status depend on the outcome under consideration. These results show both the generality of the desistance process and the utility of comparing subjective accounts of this process alongside official and self-reported behavioral measures."
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