Youth justice systems can rely on positive outcomes rather than recidivism to measure their effectiveness.
Category: Lila Kazemian
Straight Lives: The Balance between Human Dignity, Public Safety, and Desistance from Crime
Desistance from crime is defined as a process involving a series of cognitive, social, and behavioral changes leading up to the cessation of criminal behavior. The value and importance of studying desistance, particularly for intervention efforts after the onset of offending, have been stressed abundantly in the literature.