Ward & Durrant (2021, this issue) explain the need for practice theories, to tie together the abstract, explanatory features of criminological theories, and operationalization of interventions. In this paper, the theory/theories of “desistance” (i.e., the cessation of criminal activity) are examined with an eye toward describing the various frameworks that explain and predict desistance from crime, and their implicit models for desistance-promotion. The paper makes three fundamental points: 1) that there are multiple explanations for desistance, ranging from external, stabilizing influences to internal identity shifts (and their interaction); 2) because of this, desistance is more an observable process that is predictable under some conditions, but does not represent an overarching theory for behavior or change. Finally, since theories of desistance are not rehabilitation models per se, the article develops elements of practice frameworks, or steps toward creating interventions, that are suggested by the explanatory features of the different approaches to desistance in practice.

Ward & Durrant（2021 年，本期）解释了实践理论的必要性，将犯罪学理论的抽象、解释性特征与干预措施的可操作性联系起来。在本文中，“停止”（即停止犯罪活动）的一个或多个理论着眼于描述解释和预测犯罪停止的各种框架，以及它们用于促进停止的隐含模型。这篇论文提出了三个基本观点：1）对抵抗有多种解释，从外部稳定影响到内部身份转变（及其相互作用）；2）正因如此，停止更像是在某些条件下可预测的可观察过程，但并不代表行为或变化的总体理论。最后，