RT Article
T1 Analyzing the Heterogeneous Nature of Inmate Behavior: Trajectories of Prison Misconduct
JF The prison journal
VO 97
IS 4
SP 431
OP 450
A1 Cihan, Abdullah
A2 Sorensen, Jonathan R. 1965-
A2 Davidson, Megan
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1742427723
AB Researchers have long been interested in stability and changes in offending patterns between and within individuals during the life-course. Using data from the Oregon Department of Corrections and the Oregon State Police, the current study explores misconduct trajectories and also attempts to determine whether certain preprison inmate characteristics specified in the importation model are associated with various misconduct trajectories. Results indicate that there are subgroups of inmates engaged in different patterns of institutional misconduct during the course of years of imprisonment. In addition, certain inmate characteristics can be used to explain the identified heterogeneity in inmate misconduct. Findings from trajectory analyses can be useful to prison officials and policy makers when planning prison services, assistance, and programming for subgroups of inmates.
K1 Importation model
K1 Inmate characteristics
K1 Institutional misconduct
K1 Prison
K1 Trajectory modeling
DO 10.1177/0032885517711420