Date of Award

1-1-2019

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

School of Criminal Justice

Content Description

1 online resource (xiii, 192 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Shawn D. Bushway

Committee Members

Paul Nieuwbeerta, Justin T. Pickett, Dana Peterson

Keywords

confinement, criminal identity, criminal offending, life-course criminology, prison visits, social support, Imprisonment, Recidivists, Ex-convicts, Prisoners, Criminals, Prisoners' families, Criminal behavior, Prediction of

Subject Categories

Criminology

Abstract

Confinement is a major part of the criminal justice apparatus worldwide. Despite its widespread use, research is just beginning to address the mechanisms by which confinement could change individuals and impact post-release outcomes. In prior research, examinations of average effects of confinement may mask considerable and important heterogeneity. Therefore, variation within confinement samples should be explored on numerous life dimensions, including collateral consequences and metrics of criminal activity beyond simple “yes” or “no” recidivism. Confinement is a life-course event, meaning it can broadly shape future trajectories for those who experience it (Pettit & Western, 2004; Sampson & Laub, 2016). Building from this, I explore continuity and change across multiple outcomes, as well as potential mechanisms driving change, for individuals who experienced short-term confinement in the Netherlands (Dirkzwager et al., 2018).

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