B4404 - Desistance from violent and non-violent crime - exploring the snaring role of substance use - 19/09/2023
B number:
B4404
Principal applicant name:
Gemma Hammerton | Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol (UK)
Co-applicants:
Dr Jon Heron, Professor Matthew Hickman
Title of project:
Desistance from violent and non-violent crime - exploring the snaring role of substance use
Proposal summary:
Criminal behaviour peaks in mid- to late adolescence, and then declines throughout early adulthood. However, there are
individual differences in the course of criminal behaviour across this time period, with a small proportion of young people continuing to commit crimes beyond the peak age for criminal offending. Desistance is defined as “the process by which criminality, or the individual risk for antisocial conduct, declines over the life course, generally after adolescence”. Life-course theories of desistance suggest that certain ‘snares’ (such as substance use) may prohibit desistance.
Impact of research:
This project will contribute new knowledge on robust targets for crime prevention and strategies to support desistance. The goal is to identify the obstacles faced in maintaining long term desistance, who is most at risk of encountering ‘snares’, and when.
Date proposal received:
Thursday, 24 August, 2023
Date proposal approved:
Monday, 4 September, 2023
Keywords:
Epidemiology, Addiction - e.g. alcohol, illicit drugs, smoking, gambling, etc., Behaviour - e.g. antisocial behaviour, risk behaviour, etc., Statistical methods, Statistical methods