ABSTRACT
Scholars in criminology consider desistance from offending and antisocial behavior and the causes of desistance as key topics (Ayers et al., 1999; Farrington, 2007; Gilliom, 2004; Kazemian, 2007, Laub, & Sampson, 2001; Lösel & Bender, 2003; Loeber & Le Blanc, 1990; Masten, Best, & Garmezy, 1990; Morizot & Le Blanc, 2007; Mulvey et al., 2004; Stouthamer-Loeber, Farrington, Zhang, Van Kammen, & Maguin, 1993; Stouthamer-Loeber, Loeber, Wei, Farrington, & Wikström, 2002; Stouthamer-Loeber, Wei, Loeber, & Masten, 2004; Werner, 2005). However, there are only few empirical studies assessing when desistance takes place and which factors predict it (e.g., Haapasalo & Tremblay, 1994; Hussong, Curran, Moffitt, Caspi, & Carrig, 2004; Laub & Sampson, 2001; Peersen, Sigurdsson, Gudjonsson, & Gretarssson, 2004; Stouthamer-Loeber et al., 2002, 2004).
