Partners in Crime: Qualitative Methods in Life Course Criminological Research

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The panel is co-hosted by the divisions of Developmental and Life Course (DLC) and Qualitative Research (DQR). Life course research has long been bolstered by qualitative insights, yet the field has often emphasized quantitative findings. This panel aims to amplify qualitative research on development and the life course by recognizing this long partnership in criminology and highlighting innovative research that leverages qualitative methods to advance understanding about the life course.

Sub Unit

• Area II. Perspectives on Crime / 2. Developmental and Life Course Perspectives

Individual Presentations

• Towards a Global Life Course Criminology? The Role of the State, Labour Market, Family and Life-stories in Latin America - Sveinung Sandberg, University of Oslo

• “I’m Out Here Living My Best Life. Hallelujah on Being Queer!”: A Qualitative Exploration of the Coming Out Process Among Formerly Incarcerated LGBTQ+ People - Skyler Morgan, California State University, Long Beach

• Looking Back to Move Forward: A Life-Course Examination of Trauma and Desistance. - CJ Eugene Appleton, Duke University

Chairs

• Bianca Bersani, University of Maryland

• Jamie Fader, Temple University

Discussant

• Andrea Leverentz, North Carolina State University

Organized by a Division or external group?

The panel is co-hosted by the divisions of Developmental and Life Course Criminology (DLC) and Qualitative Research (DQR)