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“Det blir jävligt jobbigt": En kvalitativ studie om före detta kriminellas perspektiv på vägen ur kriminalitet
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences.
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Det övergripande syftet med denna studie är att undersöka viktiga faktorer till att individer lyckas lämna en kriminell livsstil. Detta är av intresse att undersöka då politiker och andra aktörer i samhället som arbetar med att bekämpa kriminalitet får kunskap om dessa faktorer och kan arbeta utifrån det. Tillvägagångssättet för studien har varit en kvalitativ innehållsanalys baserat på semistrukturerade intervjuer. Studiens syfte har besvarats genom intervjuer med fyra personer från föreningen KRIS - Kriminellas revansch i samhället. Samtliga intervjupersoner har tidigare suttit i fängelse och haft en kriminell livsstil som de har lämnat. I resultatet pekades sju faktorer ut som viktiga för att kunna lämna en kriminell livsstil - individens spiritualitet, att individen varit med om vändpunkter som gett en tankeställare, individens inre övertygelse, gemenskap,ett adekvat myndighetsstöd, identifikation och nykterhet. Faktorerna har varit viktiga både enskilt och tillsammans med varandra. Denna studie visar även på ett varierande och delvis bristfälligt stöd från myndigheter i individers process av att lämna en kriminell livsstil. Resultatet har analyserats med hjälp av de teoretiska perspektiven: kontrollteori, stämplingsteori, Parks meningsskapande teori och resiliens.

Abstract [en]

The overall purpose of this study is to investigate important factors for individuals' criminal desistance process. This is of interest to investigate in order for politicians and other actors in society who work to combat criminality to gain knowledge of these factors so they can work based on that knowledge. The approach in the study has been a qualitative content analysis based on semi-structured interviews. The purpose of the study has been answered through interviews with four people from the association KRIS - Kriminellas revansch i samhället. All of the interviewed persons are former prisoners and have in the past lived a criminal lifestyle which they now have left. In the results, seven factors were identified as important for being able to leave a criminal lifestyle - the individuals connection to spirituality and religion, that the individual experienced turning points which contributed to the person having an eye-opener, possessing an inner conviction, the access to a prosocial community, an adequate support from authorities, identification and sobriety. These factors have been important both individually and combined with each other. This study also shows a varying and a partly inadequate support from authorities during individuals' desistance process. The result has been analyzed with help from several theoretical perspectives: control theory, labeling theory, Parks theory of meaning making and the theory of resilience. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 54
Keywords [en]
Former criminal, criminal lifestyle, labeling theory, social bond theory, resilience
Keywords [sv]
Före detta kriminell, kriminell livsstil, stämplingsteori, teorin om sociala band, resiliens
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Social Sciences Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-52110OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-52110DiVA, id: diva2:1789530
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Social Work
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Available from: 2023-08-21 Created: 2023-08-20 Last updated: 2025-10-07Bibliographically approved

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