Desistance definition

Desistance means the process by which criminality, or the individual risk for antisocial conduct, declines over the life-course of the individual, generally after adolescence.
Desistance means an individual's abstinence from further criminal activity after a
Desistance means an individual's abstinence from further criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction.

Examples of Desistance in a sentence

  • The total sample size of the Pathways to Desistance study is 1,354.

  • Desistance is more generally associated with the stopping of offending.

  • Research on Pathways to Desistance [Maricopa County, AZ and Philadelphia County, PA]: Subject Measures, 2000-2010.


More Definitions of Desistance

Desistance means the resolution of diagnosed Gender Dysphoria or Related Conditions in a Minor without the continued administration of Puberty Blockers, Cross-Sex Hormones, or surgical interventions.