RT Article
T1 Co-authoring desistance narratives: Analysing interactions in groupwork for addressing sexual offending
JF Criminology & criminal justice
VO 21
IS 3
SP 316
OP 333
A1 Mullins, Eve
A2 Kirkwood, Steve
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/176035385X
AB Research and theory suggest that desistance narratives and pro-social identities are key to the process of desistance from crime. However, little research has examined how desistance narratives and related identities are produced in contexts other than research interviews or how core correctional skills intersect with the development of these narratives or identities. This study applies discourse analysis and conversation analysis to transcripts of 12 video-recordings of groupwork sessions for addressing sexual offending, examining how desistance narratives and identities are produced, and how practitioner skills and conversational styles intersect with their production. The analysis illustrates how criminal justice practitioners help to co-author desistance narratives through subtle and explicit aspects of interaction, although certain orientations to risk may limit this potential.
K1 Probation
K1 Narrative
K1 Desistance
K1 Conversation Analysis
DO 10.1177/1748895819863101