What is Desistance?
Then…
• Emergence in 1990's
• Individuals 'drift' in and out
• Portrayal as a journey/process
& Now….
• Focus shifted to the outcome not
the journey
• Emancipatory movement
• Social rights movement (Maruna,
2017)
"Desistance is the cessation or abstinence from offending behaviour"
(McNeill et al., 2012)