Home > Arhiva > 2011 > Numar: 2 > Protection, Prevention and Promotion: The Restricted Evolution of the Protective Factor in Criminological Research Protection, Prevention and Promotion: The Restricted Evolution of the Protective Factor in Criminological Research
by:
- Stephen Case (Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology, School of Law, Vivian Tower, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, UK. SA2 8PP, E-mail: S.P.Case@swansea.ac.uk)
- Kevin Haines (Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology, School of Law, Vivian Tower, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, UK. SA2 8PP)
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Research in Wales focused on the youth inclusion strategy ‘Extending Entitlement’ suggests that the link between ‘risk factors’ and offending is not as simple as it has been portrayed in criminological research. In particular, the Extending Entitlement research has brought into sharp focus the concepts of risk and protection, the restricted and stigmatising nature of investigating young people’s lives solely in terms of how risk and protection (as a functional dichotomy) influence negative outcomes and the potential of independently-exploring factors that promote positive outcomes. Innovative conceptualising of both risk and protection in the Extending Entitlement research, coupled with independent and comparative analysis of the potential impact of both risk and protective factors on behaviour and outcomes for young people, suggest that a more holistic strategy for reducing offending is better pursued through promoting protection and positive behaviour rather than focusing on reducing risk.
Keywords: criminological research, social work
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