@article{ref1,
title="An empirical framework for studying desistance as a process",
journal="Criminology",
year="2001",
author="Bushway, Shawn D. and Piquero, Alex R. and Broidy, Lisa M. and Cauffman, Elizabeth and Mazerolle, Paul",
volume="39",
number="2",
pages="491-516",
abstract="Recent reviews of the desistance literature have advocated studying desistance as a process, yet current empirical methods continue to measure desistance as a discrete state. In this paper, we propose a framework for empirical research that recognizes desistance as a developmental process. This approach focuses on changes in the offending rate rather than on offending itself. We describe a statistical model to implement this approach and provide an empirical example. We conclude with several suggestions for future research endeavors that arise from our conceptualization of desistance.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0011-1384",
doi="10.1111/j.1745-9125.2001.tb00931.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.2001.tb00931.x"
}