Increasing Pretrial Releases and Reducing Felony Convictions for Defendants: implications for Desistance from Crime

The bulk of the desistance literature has focused on social/contextual factors (marriage, employment, peers) and their criminogenic consequences. Less attention has been devoted to the role of criminal justice system involvement in the desistance process, and most of the existing research indicates...

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Authors: Pratt, Travis C. (Author) ; May-Czyżowska, Teresa 1935-2012 (Author) ; Kan, Lisa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
Year: 2020, Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 51-70
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