Much previous research has considered experiences of bereavement and loss in a prison-based setting. This overshadows the nature of bereavement within the context of community supervision and probation delivery, resulting in inadequate explorations of the potential link to persistence and/or desistance from crime. Research into desistance has predominantly focused on relationships with those who are still alive. This article evidences an emergent theme of bereavement experiences within the context of probation delivery, relationships and desistance. It draws upon narrative research undertaken within a Community Rehabilitation Company in the north of England, collected as part of a doctoral thesis. Evidence demonstrates the similarities between the process of desistance and that of bereavement with the narratives of men and women reiterating how bereavement can influence the onset of criminal or risk-taking behaviour whilst highlighting emergent evidence on how bereavement can disrupt desistance. This enables the article to highlight the importance of resilience in the process of both bereavement and desistance.

先前的许多研究都考虑了在监狱环境中的丧亲和丧偶经历。在社区监督和缓刑交付的背景下，这掩盖了丧亲之痛的性质，导致对与犯罪持久性和/或犯罪倾向的潜在联系的探索不足。对抵抗力的研究主要集中在与那些还活着的人的关系上。本文证明了在缓刑交付，人际关系和戒断的背景下，丧亲经历的新兴主题。它借鉴了英格兰北部社区康复公司内部进行的叙事研究，该研究是博士论文的一部分。证据表明，丧亲过程与丧亲过程与男女叙事之间的相似之处，重申了丧亲如何影响犯罪或冒险行为的发作，同时强调了丧亲如何破坏丧亲的新兴证据。这使本文可以强调在丧亲和戒断过程中恢复力的重要性。