01246nam a2200157   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720000800005533007500013546100620088560600720094770000190101970100200103870100200105885200100107819612  a20041108u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aThe Liverpool Desistance Study and probation practiceeopening the dialogue  aThe notion of "desistance" (or "going straight") is becoming a more prominent one in criminological discourse, and the Liverpool Desistance Study (LDS) aimed to provide a deeper understanding of this process from the perspective of the individuals taking this life path. However, the LDS was not intended to address how the research might be applied in practice. This artice therefore briefly outlines the research and discusses some of the policy implications, in order to open a debate with practitioners and others about the way that research might be relevant to everyday practice with people who offend. The papers that follow this article were written in response to the challenge of applying the findings of the LDS in probation practice.  vV.51,n.3dsep. 2004pp.221-232tProbation JournalcLondon  aPROBATION  CRIMINOLOGIA  ESTUDOS  REINSERÇÃO  PROBATION OFFICER  aMARUNAbShadd   aPORTERbLouise   aCARVALHObIrene  jP.105