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Abstract
This article contributes to the ‘dissection’ of maturation by advancing previously overlooked, subjective aspects of the concept. The article draws upon life story research with 20 young adults in Belfast, Northern Ireland. An analysis of their accounts and narratives highlights the importance of maturity as an adaptive narrative coping mechanism for young adults who are structurally disbarred from achieving normative expressions of adult status. The analysis further explores the relationship between subjective maturity and desistance from crime, indicating the potential risks that a selective criminal justice policy focus on an absence of maturity among 18–25-year-olds may have on young adults coming into contact with the criminal justice system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1178-1198 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | British Journal of Criminology |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 7 Mar 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 30 Sept 2019 |
Keywords
- Maturity
- Young adulthood
- Desistance
- Infantilization
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Young Adults in the Justice System
Brendan Coyle (Organiser & Speaker), Laurie Hunte (Speaker), Jayne Price (Speaker), Alison Coyne (Speaker), Conor Murray (Speaker) & Siobhán Buckley (Speaker)
12 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Young Adults, Maturity and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland
Brendan Coyle (Speaker)
20 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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British Society of Criminology Annual Conference
Brendan Coyle (Participant)
4 Jul 2017 → 7 Jul 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Overcoming 'Sheriff Syndrome’: Exploring young adults’ experiences of policing in Northern Ireland
Coyle, B., 2 Nov 2023, (Published online) In: Youth Justice. p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Written evidence submitted by the Ulster University and the Irish Football Association (IFA), related to the effect of paramilitaries on society in Northern Ireland (PNI0021)
Murray, C., Coyle, B., Hamber, B. & Breslin, G., 8 Jun 2022, 9 p.Research output: Other contribution
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