Tough Life after Prison: An Analysis of 19 Former Prisoners in Malaysia
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...…risk factors that influence former prisoners to recommit crime, crime desistance has become one of the most debated topics amongst researchers in criminology due to the various factors that could protect and prevent former prisoners from repeating criminal activities (Farrall, 2002; Maruna, 2001)....
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...Apart from the risk factors that influence former prisoners to recommit crime, crime desistance has become one of the most debated topics amongst researchers in criminology due to the various factors that could protect and prevent former prisoners from repeating criminal activities (Farrall, 2002; Maruna, 2001)....
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...As such, the increase in age of a former prisoner can lead to the extent of maturity and the tendency to restrain themselves from recommitting a crime (Sampson & Laub, 2003; Maruna, 2001)....
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...The act of desistance happens when former prisoners cease from committing any wrongdoing act, whereby they stop any form of unlawful action or activity (Maruna, 2001)....
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...One of the most profound challenges facing societies today is the reintegration of so many prisoners (Maruna, 2011; Petersilia, 2003)....
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...Laub & Sampson (2001) also further describe desistance from crime involves former prisoners withdraw from getting involved in any criminal activity or abstain from displaying any form of criminal behaviour....
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