Problems in protective factor research and practice

Abstract The concept of protective factors and allied constructs such as strengths or resilience has been the focus of increased research and practice attention within the criminal justice domain over the last ten years or so. A major reason for this interest is that assisting individuals to desist...

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Published in:Aggression and violent behavior 2017-01, Vol.32, p.1-3
Main Authors: Fortune, Clare-Ann, Ward, Tony
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambiguity
Confusion
Criminal justice
Dynamic risk factors
Offending
Prosocial behavior
Protective factors
Psychiatry
Resilience
Risk factors
Uncertainty
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Summary:Abstract The concept of protective factors and allied constructs such as strengths or resilience has been the focus of increased research and practice attention within the criminal justice domain over the last ten years or so. A major reason for this interest is that assisting individuals to desist from further offending means helping them to live their lives in fulfilling and prosocial social ways. While this is a laudable aim several research problems are now apparent in the literature that threatens to undermine this goal. In this paper we focus on four of these problems and thereby set the scene for the remaining papers of this special issue. The four problems are definitional ambiguity, practitioner uncertainty, explanatory confusion, and the dual nature of protective factors.
ISSN:1359-1789
1873-6335
DOI:10.1016/j.avb.2016.12.008