Desistance, norm orientations and their social correlates. A multinomial trajectory analysis.

• In Event: Norm Orientations and Delinquency: Co-developments

Abstract

According to an integrative explanatory model, the desistance from intensive offending is linked equally to individual and social changes during late adolescence and early adulthood. Just as with the development of intensive offending, norm orientations also play a significant role in the desistance from offending. This process is examined using panel data from participants aged 13 to 20 from Duisburg, a West German industrial city.

Authors

• Klaus Boers, University of Muenster

• Saskia Esser, University of Muenster

• Jost Reinecke, University of Bielefeld