Desistence

But that great offensive of promises, engagement formulas, partial desistences, will not become operative, because it seems that the declarations of good will cannot be taken at 100 % of their value.

There is little understanding of the factors that lead to desistence.

Farrell and Maruna (2004) construed the concept of desistence in terms of its primary and secondary manifestations. Whereas primary desistence describes a halt in the commission of criminal behavior, secondary desistence describes a permanent leaving off criminal behavior due to dis-identification with the criminal role.