Exploring gender differences in developmental and life-course criminology: An examination of the relationship between stigmatization and social bonds in the desistance process
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Title
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Exploring gender differences in developmental and life-course criminology: An examination of the relationship between stigmatization and social bonds in the desistance process
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:d68351a6da06:11362
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identifier
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11771
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Creator
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Youstin, Tasha J.,
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Contributor
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Karen J. Terry
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Date
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2012
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Criminology | Gender studies | Desistance | Gender | Life-Course | Offending | Stigmatization
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Abstract
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Developmental and Life-Course (DLC) criminology is one of the leading theoretical paradigms for understanding why people stop committing crime. One of the more prominent theories within DLC, Sampson and Laub's (1993) age graded theory of informal social control, states that the formation of quality social bonds leads prior offenders towards desistance. Using this theoretical framework, the current study aims to explain inconsistencies in prior research on the relationship between social bonds and desistance, specifically the inconsistencies found between men and women. Taking into account the theory posited by Li and MacKenzie (2003) that the desistance process may be different for men and women due to increased stigmatization placed on female offenders, a new casual model is created which examines the relationships between adolescent delinquency, stigmatization, the development of high quality social bonds, and desistance. Using data from the National Youth Survey, results show that the desistance process varies for men and women, as well as for offenders split into low rate, mid rate, and high rate offender groups. Additionally, this study finds that the measurement of delinquency used in the analysis (frequency and severity) yields different results, adding another possible explanation for inconsistencies in prior research.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Criminal Justice
