Exploring the concept of “desistance” and age graded theory of informal social control by Sampson and Laub
“Desistance” is a criminological concept that discusses a person’s dismissal from criminal behaviour. The ambiguity of this concept leads to confusion about what words to use: stop, cease, evade or distance from crime. There is even no translation of this concept into the Malay language, which c...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2023
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22612/1/Akademika_11.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22612/ https://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/issue/view/1593 |
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| Summary: | “Desistance” is a criminological concept that discusses a person’s dismissal from criminal behaviour. The ambiguity
of this concept leads to confusion about what words to use: stop, cease, evade or distance from crime. There is even no
translation of this concept into the Malay language, which can cause problems, especially when discussing the study
of re-offending. Thus, comprehensive research is required to scrutinise the causes of success in stopping or abstaining
from crime in a group of former prisoners. This concept paper addresses the questions that arise and summarises the
definitions made in previous studies while using the secondary study methodology to underpin this entire study. Also, it includes the Age Graded Theory by Sampson and Laub (1993) because this theory discusses how a person can
successfully stop committing crimes through informal social control. This paper also discusses the critical components
of this theory in detail, such as crime trajectories, life transitions, and turning points. This study concludes with the strengths and weaknesses of the theory concerning the discussion of the success of a former prisoner in avoiding crime. |
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