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    Insulation from loss: Exploring the impact of changing relationships in the liminal period between reoffending and desistance, and substance misuse and recovery


    Coghlan, Megan (2024) Insulation from loss: Exploring the impact of changing relationships in the liminal period between reoffending and desistance, and substance misuse and recovery. Criminology & Criminal Justice. pp. 1-17. ISSN 1748-8958

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    Abstract

    This article focuses on changes to relationships during the transition to desistance. This is important as liminality in offending behaviour is well-established meaning that people may move forward and backward through the offending cycle. Research on the nature of relationships as people move towards desistance is thus essential to understand the impact of change for individuals during a period of transition. This article explores the impact of change to relationships for both men and women contributing to gendered understandings of transitions to desistance. Based on interviews with 18 men and 10 women completing probation, two themes emerged to describe the impact of change, which were loss and gain, and rebuilding. These themes explain how changes to relationships can hinder or encourage desistance in the liminal period from reoffending to desistance.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Desistance; gender; liminal; relationships; reoffending;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
    Item ID: 19782
    Identification Number: 10.1177/17488958241246363
    Depositing User: Megan Coghlan
    Date Deposited: 06 May 2025 15:29
    Journal or Publication Title: Criminology & Criminal Justice
    Publisher: SAGE Publications
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19782
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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