RT Article
T1 A quasi-experimental test of the effects of criminal justice involvement on later mental health
JF Journal of experimental criminology
VO 14
IS 4
SP 485
OP 506
A1 Craig, Jessica M.
A2 Farrington, David 1944-
A2 Piquero, Alex R. 1970-
A2 Murray, Joseph
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1748307371
AB 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.
K1     Effects of conviction
K1 Effects of incarceration
K1 Labeling theory
K1 Mental health
K1 Propensity score matching
DO  10.1007/s11292-018-9341-7