{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP 238: Making Good\u2014and Staying Good | Paul Doke on Long-Term Desistance","description":"In this episode of The Criminologist Podcast, host Joseph Arvidson is joined by Paul Doke, PhD candidate at Liverpool John Moores University, to explore one of the most overlooked questions in our field: What does it take not just to desist from crime\u2014but to stay desisting over time? Building on Shadd Maruna\u2019s groundbreaking Liverpool Desistance Study, Paul\u2019s research\u2014\u201cMade Good and Stayed Good\u201d\u2014examines identity, recovery, and belonging among long-term members of Narcotics Anonymous who have sustained desistance from crime and substance use for 5, 10, even 40 years. Together, Joseph and Paul explore: Why the concept of \u201cstable recovery\u201d at 5 years may be incomplete Where long-term desisters go after disengaging from the system The critical role of identity transformation in sustained desistance How Narcotics Anonymous fosters belonging, meaning, and pro-social identity Why lived experience must be centered in desistance research and practice The shift from thinking of people as having \u201cdesisted\u201d to actively desisting Paul also shares his own powerful journey\u2014from cycles of criminality and substance use to higher education and doctoral research\u2014bringing a rare and essential perspective as both scholar and lived experience expert. And in a remarkable full-circle moment, Paul reflects on his connection to the original Liverpool Desistance Study\u2014not just as a researcher, but as a participant. This is a conversation about the long arc of change, the power of community, and what it truly means to make good\u2014and stay good. \ud83d\udd17 Learn More To learn more about applying desistance principles in your own work, explore the TIDES Supervision Model: \ud83d\udc49 https:\/\/thetidesllc.com\/ \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Connect with the Show Have questions or want to connect? Reach out through The Criminologist Podcast. \ud83d\udd11 Final Thought Desistance is not a destination. It is a process\u2014one that unfolds over time, through identity, belonging, and human connection. ","author_name":"The Criminologist","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/242735\/site","html":"