Co-Desistance From Crime: Engaging the Pro-Social Dimensions of Co-Offending
Drawing on primary data from a unique crime prevention initiative in Australia, this article examines how a small group of co-offenders harnessed the pro-social dimensions of their offending to co-desist from crime. We focus particularly on the evolving nature of group dynamics and the roles played...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2023
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The British journal of criminology
Jahr: 2023, Band: 63, Heft: 1, Seiten: 134-150 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Drawing on primary data from a unique crime prevention initiative in Australia, this article examines how a small group of co-offenders harnessed the pro-social dimensions of their offending to co-desist from crime. We focus particularly on the evolving nature of group dynamics and the roles played by policing (including non-policing), innovative ‘24/7’ casework, and the provision of a culturally safe divergent setting in the emergence of co-desistance scenarios. We show how initial apprehensions around co-offenders associating in the community were unfounded and in fact proved key to the success of such an approach. Building on the supported desistance literature, the article positions co-desistance as a related but distinct concept worthy of further study in its own right. |
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| ISSN: | 1464-3529 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/bjc/azab123 |
