"She's Puttin' Pressure on Me to Do Somethin'": The Impact of Personal Relationships on Intermittency in the Criminal Career. Issue 5 (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: DeShay, Rashaan A.; Vieraitis, Lynne M.
• Is Part Of: Deviant behavior. Volume 41:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 665
• Page End: 682
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Deviant behavior -- Periodicals; 302.54205
• DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2019.1594265
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0163-9625

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Limited attention has been paid to studying intermittency (i.e., gaps in offending) in the criminal career. Data obtained through in-depth interviews with a sample of 16 formerly incarcerated men, were used to explore the impact of personal relationships on intermittency. Life history narratives were analyzed within a social control framework to further our understanding of how personal relationships influence offenders' decisions to take breaks from offending. The research also examined how personal relationships impact decisions to return to offending. The findings suggest that relationships with significant others, children and parents impacted the cessation of and the return to criminal behavior.