RT Article
T1 Desistance from Crime Among Colombian Guerrilla Women: Determinant Subjective Factors
JF Women & criminal justice
VO 33
IS 3
SP 189
OP 206
A1 Flórez, Katherine
A2 Villacampa Estiarte, Carolina
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1847366880
AB Desistance from criminal careers among guerrilla women in Colombia is a little-studied reality to date. The present study was undertaken to address this gap in the research, particularly in light of the high rates of post-disarmament recidivism. Specifically, a qualitative model was developed to identify desistance in a group of women linked to the guerrillas and currently in prison, close to having served out their alternative post-disarmament sentences under Law 975/2005. The model analyzed psychological and subjective factors in these women indicative of desistance, such as: the initiation of new projects, social ties, and feelings of remorse, self-efficacy, and self-control. These factors theoretically explain the women’s interest in staying away from criminal careers, as well as the risk of reoffending. The model was tested by conducting in-depth interviews with 20 women. As a general result, factors conducive to desistance from criminal careers were found to exist for 60% of the interviewed women, while 40% of the cases were at risk of recidivism.
K1 Desertion
K1 guerrilla women
K1 Self-control
K1 Self-efficacy
K1 Narratives
K1 identity change
K1 Desistance from crime
DO 10.1080/08974454.2021.1970695