Essays about: "Criminal careers Desistance Social Cognition Narratives Self Identity"

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  1. 1. Narratives of Desistance : A Social Cognitive Approach

    University essay from Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Johannes Berglund; [2011]
    Keywords : Criminal careers Desistance Social Cognition Narratives Self Identity;

    Abstract : In this thesis I have investigated the process of self-schematic transformation that has been argued that offenders undergo in order to desist from crime. In this thesis I have used narrative interviews with twelve desisting offenders consisting of five non-violent offenders and seven violent offenders. READ MORE