Ending a criminal spin by applying the positive criminology (not positivistic) perspective

While criminology usually studies forces of exclusion at all levels, positive criminology (PC) is an innovative perspective that embraces theories and models that focus on the impact of integrating forces. PC focuses on the encounters of individuals and groups with influences that are experienced as positive and assist them in desisting from crime. The main goal of PC is to strengthen the use of positive components (e.g., acceptance, gratitude, role-modelling, compassion, spirituality) in prevention and rehabilitation programs, which in turn can help offenders develop similar qualities and increase their chances of recovery. PC adopts a phenomenological perception of crime as representing a spinning flywheel process (acute or chronic, at individual, group, or social levels): once set in motion, it preserves its own continuity, with a growing self-centeredness of the individuals and groups involved. Positive criminology offers complementary, sustainable ways out of this flywheel motion.