Skills for success: Understanding routes to desistance. Issue 7 (3rd October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bain, Andy
• Is Part Of: Journal of offender rehabilitation. Volume 58:Issue 7(2019)
• Page Start: 644
• Page End: 660
• Publication Date: 2019-10-03
• Subjects: behavior -- change -- soft skills -- desistance and rehabilitation -- victims; Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Corrections -- Periodicals; Corrections -- United States -- Periodicals; 365.6610973
• DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2019.1635244
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-9674

Abstract

Abstract: Researchers and practitioners may argue that in order to reduce instances of reoffending behavior needs to be modified. The author contends that there is a good deal of work that needs to be done in recognizing the importance of enabling skills for employment, the so-called soft skills. These are often an expectation, but not a given. The article builds upon current knowledge and understanding, highlighting the significance of this skill-set in successful resettlement, providing evidence of how improving life-skills for people can be just as important as any formalized certification in supporting change in offending behavior.