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Att lämna utan att släppa taget - personer med erfarenhet av gängrelaterad brottslighet och deras upplevelser av att lämna den kriminella livsstilen

Witt, Emelie LU and Andersson, Michelle Erica Helena LU (2025) SOPB63 20251
School of Social Work
Abstract
This study examines how individuals with experience in gang-related criminality perceive and describe their transformation after leaving this lifestyle. The study investigates how their past experiences shape their prospects for social integration and identifies factors that facilitate or hinder this transition. Five semi-structured interviews were conducted with former gang members. The findings suggest that participants disengage after realizing that this lifestyle is not worth living, despite major challenges. Their criminal past has given them social skills and resilience that can be used as assets in civil life. However, societal stigma and structural barriers complicate the process, creating a complex and dynamic relationship to the... (More)
This study examines how individuals with experience in gang-related criminality perceive and describe their transformation after leaving this lifestyle. The study investigates how their past experiences shape their prospects for social integration and identifies factors that facilitate or hinder this transition. Five semi-structured interviews were conducted with former gang members. The findings suggest that participants disengage after realizing that this lifestyle is not worth living, despite major challenges. Their criminal past has given them social skills and resilience that can be used as assets in civil life. However, societal stigma and structural barriers complicate the process, creating a complex and dynamic relationship to the past. (Less)
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author
Witt, Emelie LU and Andersson, Michelle Erica Helena LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
gang-related criminality, civil and street capital, gang desistance, push and pull factors
language
Swedish
id
9211148
date added to LUP
2025-09-01 16:15:29
date last changed
2025-09-01 16:15:29
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  abstract     = {{This study examines how individuals with experience in gang-related criminality perceive and describe their transformation after leaving this lifestyle. The study investigates how their past experiences shape their prospects for social integration and identifies factors that facilitate or hinder this transition. Five semi-structured interviews were conducted with former gang members. The findings suggest that participants disengage after realizing that this lifestyle is not worth living, despite major challenges. Their criminal past has given them social skills and resilience that can be used as assets in civil life. However, societal stigma and structural barriers complicate the process, creating a complex and dynamic relationship to the past.}},
  author       = {{Witt, Emelie and Andersson, Michelle Erica Helena}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Att lämna utan att släppa taget - personer med erfarenhet av gängrelaterad brottslighet och deras upplevelser av att lämna den kriminella livsstilen}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}