Social Capital, Mutual Aid and Desistance: a Theoretically Integrated Process Model

Positive social capital-building outcomes were identified in a longitudinal evaluation of a veteran-specific initiative supporting desistance from crime and substance misuse. A secondary analysis of the qualitative data generated is presented here. We identify three transformational subjective re-al...

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Main Author: Albertson, Katherine (Author)
Contributors: Albertson, Kevin
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 63, Issue: 5, Pages: 1255-1273
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Social Capital
building social capital
mutual aid and desistance
social capital and desistance
veterans and desistance
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Summary:Positive social capital-building outcomes were identified in a longitudinal evaluation of a veteran-specific initiative supporting desistance from crime and substance misuse. A secondary analysis of the qualitative data generated is presented here. We identify three transformational subjective re-alignments across the veteran cohort who sustained their engagement in the mutual aid initiative. These re-alignments are linked to the mobilization of bonding, bridging and linking sources of social capital. We directly align mutual aid practice dynamics with the micro-, meso- and macro-level distinctions highlighted in relational desistance explanatory frameworks. Our analysis provides new insights into the relationship between social capital building and desistance. We present a theoretically informed social capital-building process model highlighting the generalizability of our findings to wider (ex-) offender populations.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 1269-1273
ISSN:1464-3529
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azac093