Sown And Aging Out Theory

ARTICLE FOUR I chose, Settling Sown and Aging Out: Toward an Interactionist Theory of Desistance and the Transition to Adulthood by Massoglia & Uggen (2010), due to the extremely thorough nature of the research that was conducted. The criminal justice system has always been focused on delinquency as well as desistance, and in this study the researchers brought in numerous hypotheses to test, to determine what exactly enables the aging out process. The interesting aspect of this literature, not only that is connects with desistance which we have learned about this semester, it incorporates life course aspects and variables that occur in people’s lives that possibly play a role in desistance. Further, this research was interesting to me because

By researching this particular logic of the lifespan, the researchers are enabling the criminal justice system to better understand how variable such as marriage, gainful and fulfilling employment, post-secondary education, child-bearing, financial independence, all potentially have influence on a person’s development throughout their life, and what could possibly derail them. The interesting logic here, is that what used to be considered normal markers such as the variables listed above are altering due to a ever-changing society. For example, the researchers mentioned that single parents are now more prevalent however; this can still be a great marker in relation to desistance from crime through the

I do believe that by studying desistance however, one gain consistently furthers their knowledge. In class, we did in fact learn about how certain key points in a person’s life could help them desist from crime such as marriage or having children. We also discussed how being on parole or probation could assist someone desist from criminal activity. Therefore, in this research I like how lifespan was incorporated into the study. I believe this adds a vast amount of information to the data and allows us to learn more about what happens throughout a significant amount of time that can affect desistance. Importantly, desistance is something that can be positively or negatively affected by numerous variables, and between class discussions and this research study I believe I am expanding on my current