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Criminology

cutting oneself off from past places, peers and identities as a route out of crime, and the limits of that route.

In criminology, knifing off refers to cutting oneself off from past places, peers and identities as a route out of crime, and the limits of that route. This meaning comes from Maruna (2007) in Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice.[1]

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Maruna, S., & Roy, K. (2007). Amputation or Reconstruction? Notes on the Concept of “Knifing Off” and Desistance From Crime. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 23(1), 104-124. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043986206298951

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