Ensnarement during imprisonment: re‐conceptualizing theoretically driven policies to address the association between within‐prison sanctioning and recidivism

We used data collected during the Evaluation of Ohio's Prison Programs. The analytical sample of N = 63,772 inmates represents one of the largest samples used to assess the association between within‐prison sanctioning and recidivism. Latent class growth analysis (LCGA) demonstrated that five g...

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Main Author: Silver, Ian A.
Contributors: Nedelec, Joseph L.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, Pages: 1005-1035
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Ensnarement
Inmate recidivism
Latent class growth analysis
Prison sanctioning
Rehabilitation during sanctioning
Sanctioning clusters
within-prison antisocial behavior
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Summary:We used data collected during the Evaluation of Ohio's Prison Programs. The analytical sample of N = 63,772 inmates represents one of the largest samples used to assess the association between within‐prison sanctioning and recidivism. Latent class growth analysis (LCGA) demonstrated that five guilty sanctioning clusters existed within the data: Persistent (0.72%), Very High Decline (0.11%), High Decline (1.38%), Moderate Decline (27.03%), and Abstainers (70.75%). The examination of sanctioning cluster classification on post‐release recidivism suggested that greater exposure to formal sanctions during imprisonment predicted recidivism 1, 2, and 3 years post‐release.
ISSN:1745-9133