UNDERSTANDING DESISTANCE PROCESS OF YOUTH OFFENDERS: A CASE STUDY
Research on desistance and assisted desistance is mostly focused on an adult population. Study of desistance in adolescents and young adults is relatively recent. It needs to be further explored in order to better understand mechanisms underlying getting out of delinquency in this population. The aim of this unique case study is to identify emerging components that support the desistance process of this young offender’s from his story. Analysis of the interviews conducted with this youth (18 years old) allowed him to express and elaborate his reflections in an IPA research context. In this way, it allowed him to verbalize and be aware mechanisms that contribute to evolution in the desistance process. These mechanisms can be integrated into interventions with youth offenders.