Topic 1: Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Behavior / Development and Life Course Perspectives

Doris C. Chu, University of Northumbria

Emerging adulthood in prison: the analysis of criminal risk factors - Virginija Klimukiene, Vilnius University; Gintautas Sakalauskas, Vilnius University; Alfredas Laurinavicius, Vilnius University

The cognitive impact of childhood maltreatment on prisoners’ maladjusted behavior - Tomer Carmel, Ariel University, Israel

Addressing Barriers to Housing in Reentry Programs: A Qualitative Study of Second Chance Act Grantees - Elizabeth L. Beck, Georgia State University; Natasha N. Johnson, Georgia State University; Sommer Delgado, Georgia State University; Victoria Helmly, Georgia State University; Susan A. McLaren, Georgia State University; Alice Prendergast, Georgia State University; Leigh Alderman, Georgia State University; Lorenzo Almada, Georgia State University; Eric Napierala, Georgia State University; William J. Sabol, Georgia State University

From Motivation to Offend, to Motivation to Desist: the Multiple Motivational Pathways to Desistance - Marie-Ève Dubois, School of criminology, Université de Montréal; Frédéric Ouellet, School of criminology, Université de Montréal

Social capital, mutual aid, and desistance: A theoretically integrated process model - Katherine Elizabeth Albertson, Sheffield Hallam University; Kevin Victor Albertson, Manchester Metropolitan University

Factors Affecting Post-Traumatic Growth and Anticipated Desistance: An Examination of Females Incarcerated for Drug-Related Offenses - Doris C. Chu, University of Northumbria