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.