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From prison to the streets: Can importation work in reverse?
1Kutztown University.
Law and Human Behavior
|September 9, 2016
Summary
Prison misconduct can predict rearrest for serious crimes, but not less serious ones. Criminal thinking influences whether individuals experience a deterrent or criminogenic effect post-release.
Area of Science:
- Criminology
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Recidivism is a significant concern in criminal justice.
- Understanding factors predicting rearrest is crucial for effective rehabilitation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if prison misconduct predicts rearrest.
- To determine the role of criminal thinking in the misconduct-rearrest relationship.
Main Methods:
- Variable-centered and person-centered hypotheses tested.
- Latent class growth analysis (LCGA) used on offending indicators across three time periods: pre-prison, during prison, and post-prison.
- 951 male federal inmates participated.
Main Results:
- Prison misconduct predicted arrests for person offenses, but not nonperson offenses.
- LCGA identified a decelerating pattern and three accelerating patterns of offending.
- Criminal thinking differentiated between these patterns, controlling for age and criminal history.
Conclusions:
- Prison may have a deterrent effect (decelerating pattern) or a criminogenic effect (accelerating patterns) post-release.
- Criminal thinking may increase the risk of entering an accelerating offending pattern.
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