Syftet med studien är att belysa hur tidigare kriminella har gått tillväga för att ta sig vidare från kriminalitet. En kvalitativ metod har tillämpats för att studera detta och sex före detta kriminella har intervjuats genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Stämplingsteorin och sociala kontrollteori är teorierna som använts för att analysera och förstå empirin. Tidigare forskning avsnittet är indelat i tre delar och avhandlar riskfaktorer, processen ut ur kriminalitet samt konsekvenserna som medföljer vid avhopp. Det som konstaterats efter intervjuerna är att den vanligaste anledningen till avhopp är föräldraskap och mognad. Resultatet visar även på att ekonomi var ett hinder i processen ut ur kriminalitet. Pengar var en central prioritet i intervjupersonernas tidigare kriminella livsstil och att överge den snabba inkomsten för att anpassa sig till ett konventionellt ekonomiskt system uppgavs vara en utmaning. / The purpose of the study is to shed light on how former criminals have gone about moving on from crime. To study this a qualitative method has been applied, six ex-criminals have been interviewed through semi-structured interviews. The labeling and social control theory are theories that have been used to analyze and understand empirical data. The Previous research section is divided into three parts and discusses risk factors, the process of transitioning out of crime, and the consequences that come with leaving criminal activity. The result shows that the most common reason for leaving criminal activities is due to parenthood and maturity. Respondents also stated that finance was an obstacle in the process our of criminality. Money was a central priority in the respondents' previous criminal lifestyle, and abandoning the fast income to adapt to a conventional economic system was reported as a challenge.

The aim of this study was to examine if the leaving of an abuse could be understood as a process, that incorporates both psychological and sociological parts. We collected our data through a qualitative method of reading autobiographies. The selection of materials was based on the autobiographies that dealt with substance abuse issues, where the selection was delimited to the autobiographies where the individuals had had an alcohol, drug or gambling abuse. The chosen material was written in Swedish, by the addict and after the individual had come out of their abuse. The reading of the material was based on a number of reading questions based on the study’s questions. Following the patterns we found from the reading, we formed a division of our results where eight themes were identified that seemed to play an important role when leaving an abuse: questioning, unsuccessful attempts, insight, turning point, a struggle, important help, new self and awareness. Our result was then analyzed against both psychological and sociological research to give different explanatory models of what we saw in the material. The psychologically oriented research talked about how an individual leaves addiction and how, for example, cognitive changes and turning points are central parts. The sociologically oriented research consisted of a theoretical explanation model about how an individual makes a role exit when, for example, he leaves an abuse where social factors such as environmental impact plays an important role. One of the study’s conclusions was that leaving an abuse could be understood as a process. Another conclusion was that the eight different steps of the process could include both sociological and psychological parts. Thus, through our study, we distinguished that leaving an abuse was not only influenced by one or the other approach, but that studies that illuminate and merge both psychological and sociological perspectives are needed. The study also shows the importance of bringing these two directions together in order to reach a full understanding of what the individual undergoes during his or her journey from an abuse.

Empress Livia – Murderer or wrongfully accused? An overview of the ancient sources on the empress Livia and what that suggests that shemurdered her husband Emperor Augustus and his adoptive children to make way for herown son Tiberius as the emperor of Rome.This work will analyze the ancient roman sources by the great historians from that time;Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio, and their works discussing the murder conspiracy of theempress of Rome; Livia.Here I examine what these ancient sources tell about the possible involvement of Livia, on thedeath of Augustus himself and his adoptive sons. Each author to these ancient sources will beexamined and contextualized according to their contemporary time, but also their political andideological views of women in high position and Ceasarism itself. Their characteristics andstyles of their written account will also be examined.The following issues will be dealt with in this work:  What does the ancient sources of; Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio say about theconspiracy theory in which empress Livia is central.  What is known about the authors of these ancient sources and to what extant mighttheir political and ideological view affect their written account?  Can the allegations directed at Livia be the result of the fact that she was a highlyinfluential woman at her time, something which the ancient authors by romanstandards saw as unfit for a woman, and therefore is mistreated in the written sources?  If so, were all women with power under the same time and circumstances criticized inthe same way in which Livia is portrayed?  Are there any other aspects that have not been treated equally in the past by authorsand researchers, in which new questionable guidelines can be made? As is very important to point out, this work and essentially all others alike will not evenassume to solve the final question if empress Livias was guilty or not of murdering herhusband, Emperor Augustus and/or his adoptive sons. This work is to be foremost accepted asan appendix of other works regarding the same issue.

<p>Empress Livia – Murderer or wrongfully accused?</p><p>An overview of the ancient sources on the empress Livia and what that suggests that shemurdered her husband Emperor Augustus and his adoptive children to make way for herown son Tiberius as the emperor of Rome.This work will analyze the ancient roman sources by the great historians from that time;Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio, and their works discussing the murder conspiracy of theempress of Rome; Livia.Here I examine what these ancient sources tell about the possible involvement of Livia, on thedeath of Augustus himself and his adoptive sons. Each author to these ancient sources will beexamined and contextualized according to their contemporary time, but also their political andideological views of women in high position and Ceasarism itself. Their characteristics andstyles of their written account will also be examined.The following issues will be dealt with in this work:</p><p> What does the ancient sources of; Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio say about theconspiracy theory in which empress Livia is central.</p><p> What is known about the authors of these ancient sources and to what extant mighttheir political and ideological view affect their written account?</p><p> Can the allegations directed at Livia be the result of the fact that she was a highlyinfluential woman at her time, something which the ancient authors by romanstandards saw as unfit for a woman, and therefore is mistreated in the written sources?</p><p> If so, were all women with power under the same time and circumstances criticized inthe same way in which Livia is portrayed?</p><p> Are there any other aspects that have not been treated equally in the past by authorsand researchers, in which new questionable guidelines can be made?</p><p>As is very important to point out, this work and essentially all others alike will not evenassume to solve the final question if empress Livias was guilty or not of murdering herhusband, Emperor Augustus and/or his adoptive sons. This work is to be foremost accepted asan appendix of other works regarding the same issue.</p>

Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett samhällsproblem som behöver åtgärdas. Den uppbrottsprocess som kvinnor går igenom när hon lämnar en våldsam man är ofta lång och komplicerad. I uppbrottsprocessen finns det vissa faktorer som visar sig vara särskilt framträdande vid ett uppbrott och huruvida kvinnan blir fri från den våldsamma mannen eller inte. Syftet med vår studie är att analysera och sammanställa forskning om kvinnors uppbrott från en våldsam man. Genom en systematisk litteraturöversikt har vi granskat totalt 14 internationella artiklar som belyser uppbrottsprocessen hos kvinnor. Resultatet visar att de faktorer som var mest framträdande är ekonomi och boende, barn, socialt nätverk samt empowerment och personlig gränssättning. De fyra teman som presenteras analyseras med hjälp av ett feministiskt perspektiv och slutligen diskuteras huruvida de framförda faktorerna kan kopplas till den svenska kontexten. Vår litteraturöversikt visar att komplexiteten av uppbrottsprocessen består av kvinnans möjligheter till självständighet. Framför allt den ekonomiska självständigheten som försvåras av kvinnans vardag fylld av kontroll och dominans av en våldsam man. Ytterligare visar känslan av empowerment som en betydande faktor som även genomsyrar alla teman som presenteras i resultatet, att kvinnan med hjälp av familj/vänner eller samhälleliga instanser återtar makten till förändring.

Missbruk och beroende är idag ett utbrett samhällsproblem, på alla samhällsnivåer. Samtidigt som det finns ett stigma kring missbruk har antalet offentliga personer som berättar om sina erfarenheter av missbruk ökat. Studiens syfte har varit att genom kvalitativ tematisk textanalys analysera självbiografier av sju kända svenska män som berättar om sitt missbruk. Vi har undersökt hur droganvändning och dess orsaker skildras i kändisarnas självbiografier. Resultaten har kodats och tematiserats för att kunna besvara frågeställningen. Analysen innefattar förklaringsmodeller (samsjuklighet, självmedicinering, karriärmodell, skam och vändpunkt) som socialarbetare använder när de beskriver hur det kommer sig att vissa personer använder droger. Resultaten visar att berättelser om samsjuklighet, självmedicinering och tillfrisknande från droganvändning är snarlika, om än med individuella skillnader. Slutsatsen är att de ger en inblick i missbruk som kan vara till hjälp i att förstå och hjälpa personer som använder droger. / Addiction and drug dependency have become widespread social problems in all layers of society. While there is always a stigma around drug abuse, the number of public figures willing to share their experiences on the issue has increased. The purpose of the study was to analyse the autobiographies of seven famous Swedish men, writing about their addiction, using qualitative thematic text analysis. We have explored how we can gain a greater understanding of drug use and its causes, and how it is portrayed in autobiographies. The analysis contains selected explanatory models (comorbidity, self-medication, career model, shame and turning point) that social workers use when describing how and why a person is using drugs. Results have been coded and thematized in order to answer the questions at hand. The results show that stories on recovery from drug use are often quite similar, albeit with individual differences. The results give an insight into addiction which can help understanding and helping people affected by addiction.