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Social Capital, Mutual Aid and Desistance: A Theoretically Integrated Process Model

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  • Katherine Albertson
  • Kevin Albertson

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Positive social capital-building outcomes were identified in a longitudinal evaluation of a veteran-specific initiative supporting desistance from crime and substance misuse. A secondary analysis of the qualitative data generated is presented here. We identify three transformational subjective re-alignments across the veteran cohort who sustained their engagement in the mutual aid initiative. These re-alignments are linked to the mobilization of bonding, bridging and linking sources of social capital. We directly align mutual aid practice dynamics with the micro-, meso- and macro-level distinctions highlighted in relational desistance explanatory frameworks. Our analysis provides new insights into the relationship between social capital building and desistance. We present a theoretically informed social capital-building process model highlighting the generalizability of our findings to wider (ex-) offender populations.

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  • Katherine Albertson & Kevin Albertson, 2023. "Social Capital, Mutual Aid and Desistance: A Theoretically Integrated Process Model," The British Journal of Criminology, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, vol. 63(5), pages 1255-1273.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:crimin:v:63:y:2023:i:5:p:1255-1273.
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