Oswald, Rebecca (2020) Exploring how employment schemes for young offenders aid desistance from crime. Probation Journal. 026455051990023. ISSN 0264-5505 (In Press)
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Abstract
Criminological literature investigating the association between employment and desistance presents largely mixed findings. This article uses the Skill Mill employment scheme for young offenders as a case study to advance our understanding of how participating in work programmes can influence youth reoffending. Participant observations and semi-structured interviews were conducted with young attendees of the scheme and their supervisors. The findings suggest that employment schemes that offer remuneration, that influence how attendees are perceived by others, that encourage friendships between individuals with a history of criminal justice involvement and that employ supervisors who manage the dynamics of the work group and support young people to change can aid desistance.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | youth justice, desistance, employment, peers |
| Subjects: | L400 Social Policy L500 Social Work L900 Others in Social studies M900 Other in Law |
| Department: | Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Rachel Branson |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2021 14:12 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2021 16:09 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/45752 |
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