A quasi-experimental test of the effects of criminal justice involvement on later mental health

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While many criminological theories posit causal hypotheses, many studies fail to use methods that adequately address the three criteria of causality. This is particularly important when assessing the impact of criminal justice involvement on later outcomes. Due to practical and ethical concerns, it...

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Main Author: Craig, Jessica M. (Author)
Contributors: Farrington, David 1944- ; Piquero, Alex R. 1970- ; Murray, Joseph
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 485-506
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Keywords:
Effects of conviction
Effects of incarceration
Labeling theory
Mental health
Propensity score matching
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Summary:While many criminological theories posit causal hypotheses, many studies fail to use methods that adequately address the three criteria of causality. This is particularly important when assessing the impact of criminal justice involvement on later outcomes. Due to practical and ethical concerns, it is challenging to randomize criminal sanctions, so quasi-experimental methods such as propensity score matching are often used to approximate a randomized design. Based on longitudinal data from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, the current study used propensity score matching to investigate the extent to which convictions and/or incarcerations in the first two decades of life were related to adverse mental health during middle adulthood.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-018-9341-7