Personal networks and desistance from crime in young offenders

In this article we analyse the structure, composition and relational resources of young offenders’ personal networks in order to identify how they are related to desistance. We present a mixed-methods analysis of a sample of young offenders, either in juvenile custody or on probation in Catalonia’s...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Authors: Martí, Joel (Author) ; Albani, Eugenia (Author) ; Cid Moliné, José (Author) ; Ibàñez, Aina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 235-253
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Desistance
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Justice
Personal networks
Social Networks
Description
Summary:In this article we analyse the structure, composition and relational resources of young offenders’ personal networks in order to identify how they are related to desistance. We present a mixed-methods analysis of a sample of young offenders, either in juvenile custody or on probation in Catalonia’s juvenile justice system. We first construct a typology of personal networks according to their composition and structure. In each of the profiles we conduct a qualitative analysis in order to identify the role of relational resources in desistance processes and the meaning that desisters give to these resources. Results show the different relevance of strong and weak ties according to the characteristics of the network and explain how these ties may contribute to the process of desistance.
ISSN:1741-2609
DOI:10.1177/1477370819842207