While this may help adults desist from crime, it may not be as effective in helping minors. Most delinquency occurs during young adulthood and then the individual ages out of crime. When considering youth desistance, there are other explanations for why some juveniles continue a life of crime and others desist. One idea places responsibility on the ability to make informed decisions. A study conducted by Haigh on desistance among juveniles and their transition period to a law-abiding life suggests that most juvenile offenders simply make the decision to stop committing crimes. Haigh conducted the study using individual interviews to capture the ex-offender's interpretation of why they stopped committing the crime. Through interviews he found that most young people had this preconceived idea that they should commit a crime based on where they lived. For many, crime was part of the normal daily routine. Participants say things like, “you have to commit a crime if you don't get trampled” or “we didn't think it was dangerous, we just enjoyed the excitement of doing it” (Haigh, 2009). Some had no reason why they decided to stop committing crimes. Others said they wanted to stop committing crimes because of new relationships, to make their parents happy, or out of fear of being sent to prison. For this set of young people in the study we can say that like them