Predicting Desistance or Persistence in the Substance-Abusing, Mentally Ill, Supervised Offender Population Using Laub and Sampson's (2001) Social Controls and Individual Factors Theory

This study investigated the relationship that social controls and individual factors have on the persistence rate in the substance‐abusing, mentally ill, supervised offender population (N = 886). The data predicted 83% of persistence.

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Published in:Journal of addictions & offender counseling 2014-04, Vol.35 (1), p.2-14
Main Authors: Delaney, Rodney B., Laux, John M., Piazza, Nick J., Ritchie, Martin H., Jenkins, Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criminology
desistance
Drug abuse
Mental disorders
offenders
substance-abusing mentally ill
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Summary:This study investigated the relationship that social controls and individual factors have on the persistence rate in the substance‐abusing, mentally ill, supervised offender population (N = 886). The data predicted 83% of persistence.
ISSN:1055-3835
2161-1874
DOI:10.1002/j.2161-1874.2014.00020.x