How do informal social networks contribute to desistance from crime and social and community (re)integration among justice-involved youth?
This chapter aims to answer the following question: How can the informal social network and informal social support contribute to desistance from crime and social and community (re)integration processes? This chapter presents the results of a thematic analysis conducted on a subsample of 107 youth a...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Understanding desistance from crime and social and community (re)integration
Year: 2024, Pages: 61-81 |
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| Summary: | This chapter aims to answer the following question: How can the informal social network and informal social support contribute to desistance from crime and social and community (re)integration processes? This chapter presents the results of a thematic analysis conducted on a subsample of 107 youth aged 16 to 35 who have dealt with criminal justice. In particular, the analysis explores what participants identified as helpful (or harmful) in their interpersonal relationships. Their relationships with family members, friends, and significant others will be discussed, as well as the role parenting may have played for some participants. The results first highlight two types of social support offered by the informal social network: instrumental and emotional support. Second, the results show that members of this informal social network play the role of informal desistance agents by influencing the primary, secondary, or tertiary desistance of justice-involved youth. The related clinical and scientific issues are discussed. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 78-81 |
| ISBN: | 9781032457260 |