Sociological Study of Desistance from Delinquency

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H07384
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: University of East Asia
• Principal Investigator: TSUSHIMA RISA 東亜大学, 人間科学部, 講師 (70779909)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 非行からの立ち直り / 逸脱・社会問題研究 / 質的研究 / 追跡調査 / 施設内／社会内処遇 / 就労支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to investigate the process of desistance from delinquency, focusing on official intervention of desistance. The research design is following two points : (1)follow-up interview for ex-delinquent people, (2)interview for the people who supporting desistance. In addition, we comparison with Taiwanese intervention of desistance.
Our findings are following two points. First, for ex-delinquent people, the coping behavior about stigma linked desistance from delinquency. Second, in Taiwan, guidance teachers facilitate to cooperate with teachers and another experts(ex.school social worker or school counselor) in the school. So in Taiwan, guidance teachers take on children's problem in the school.

Free Research Field

教育社会学