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Social Support, Motivation, and the Process of Juvenile Reentry: An Exploratory Analysis of Desistance

NCJ Number
241034
Journal
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume: 51 Issue: 3 Dated: April 2012 Pages: 135-160
Author(s)
Elizabeth A. Panuccio; Johnna Christian; Damian J. Martinez; Mercer L. Sullivan
Date Published
2012
Length
26 pages
Annotation
This study explored the experience of reentry and desistance among juvenile offenders.
Abstract
Many scholarly works and studies have explored the experience of reentry and desistance for adult offenders, but fewer studies have focused on these processes among juvenile offenders. Using qualitative case studies of juveniles released from secure confinement, this study explores the desistance process during juvenile reentry by examining how social support is used during the process. The authors propose that motivation, derived from both agentic resolve and reinforcement from social support networks, is necessary for successful desistance. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.