IPhone 4S will not shut off

Recently my iPhone 4S has not been able to shut off completely. I will shut it off by pressing down on the button on the top, then I would try pressing down the button on the top and the home button but I get the same result. It will shut off the way it is supposed to. Red slider then black screen but almost immediately afterward I get the Apple icon and then it goes back to my password screen (I use a password to get in).
Has anyone else had this problem? I'm avoiding doing a complete restore.

Try a reset first. Press and hold the home and sleep button for at least 10sec until the Apple logo comes back again, ignoring the "slide to turn off" button. You will not lose data by resetting.
If this does not solve the problem, set it up as new device:
How to back up your data and set up as a new device

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