A5073199947- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Homelessness and Social Issues
The Ohio State University
2022-2023
Sampson and Laub’s (1990 Sampson, R. J., & Laub, J. H. (1990). Crime deviance over the life course: The salience of adult social bonds. American Sociological Review, 55(5), 609–627. https://doi.org/10.2307/2095859[Crossref], [Web Science ®] , [Google Scholar], 1993 (1993). Turning points in Why change matters to study crime*. Criminology, 31(3), 301–325. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.1993.tb01132.x[Crossref] Scholar]) course theory posits that stable employment can rehabilitate a...
Abstract Recent studies have found that race, work history, postprison employment, and recidivism are intertwined, suggesting race history may shape the employment–recidivism relationship in nuanced, yet underexplored ways. Additionally, literature has to settle on what kinds of employment patterns matter most for recidivism. These issues especially important resolve given contemporary concerns about mass incarceration racial disparities among citizens returning from prison. To investigate...
This research addresses whether reductions in formal labor market contact over time lead to heightened recidivism risk among the formerly incarcerated. To address this question, draws on a sample of 2,050 Ohio ex-prisoners. First, using group-based trajectory modeling, subjects are categorized into four distinct categories employment stability, reflecting longitudinal trajectories contact. Then, event-history analysis is used empirically assess implications declining with risk. Results...