What have we learned from five decades of neutralization research?

Article Abstract:

Few attempts are made to connect neutralization theory to narrative and sociocognitive research in psychology and related fields, since it is seen as a study of criminal etiology. It should instead be seen as playing a role in persistence or desistence from criminal behavior, for which the theory's central premises, that reform involves accepting complete responsibility for one's actions and that justifications and excuses are unacceptable, need to be considerably altered.

Antisocial behavior, Antisocial behaviour

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Understanding desistance from crime

Article Abstract:

A study examines the theory as well as the quantitative and qualitative research on desistance from crime and other problem behaviors such as alcohol and drug abuse, and finds several theoretical frameworks can be employed to explain the process of desistance. A life-course perspective provides the most compelling framework, and can be used to identify institutional sources of desistance and the dynamic social processes inherent in stopping crime.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Justice & Safety-Total Govt, Analysis, Laws, regulations and rules, Criminology, Criminal justice, Administration of, Administration of criminal justice

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Measuring the economic benefits of developmental prevention programs

Article Abstract:

A study focuses on the application of cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis to the evaluation of the social efficacy of early prevention, particularly with regard to crime prevention. It focuses on the theoretical and practical obstacles to estimating the benefits of developmental prevention programs, and emphasizes the implications of these problems for crime control policy analysis.

Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Juvenile Delinquency, Labor Distribution by Employer, Statistics, Cost benefit analysis, Crime prevention

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