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With this volume we had the intention to move the field of desistance research forward and to introduce the reader to new perspectives. This has resulted in chapters that offer a nuanced understanding of the desistance process for particular groups of offenders and in particular contexts. The book, then, does not offer sweeping conclusions about which predictor of desistance is most important; it is not only a foregone conclusion that agentic and structural factors are relevant, but also that they are complexly intertwined. The relative contribution of different factors will depend on various circumstances, and we hope that this book has successfully mapped out some of the circumstances we need to consider in future research. This afterword highlights some of the new perspectives brought out by the chapters in this book, gives a few directions for future research, and discusses implications for policy and practice.
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van Ginneken, E.F.J.C., Hart, E.L. (2017). New Perspectives and the Future of Desistance: An Afterword. In: Hart, E., van Ginneken, E. (eds) New Perspectives on Desistance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95185-7_13
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