RT Article
T1 Recidivism and Relationships: Examining the Role of Relationships, Transitions, and Relationship Quality in Reincarceration
JF Journal of developmental and life-course criminology
VO 6
IS 3
SP 321
OP 352
A1 Wallace, Danielle Marie
A2 Larson, Matthew
A2 Somers, Logan
A2 Padilla, Kathleen E.
A2 Mays, Ryan
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1750715597
AB Marriage encourages desistance, yet how post-release marital transitions (i.e., marital formation and dissolution) impact reentry outcomes is not commonly studied. Romantic partnership formation and dissolution is even less frequently studied. Moreover, the impact of the quality of marital and serious romantic relationships has not yet been linked to reentry outcomes. We explore whether marriage, being in a relationship, and post-release marital and relationship transitions impact reincarceration., Using data from the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative, we estimate a series of logistic regressions assessing whether post-release marital or relationship transitions, as well as relationship quality, influence the likelihood of reincarceration., We find that relationship quality, not marriage or relationship transitions, is associated with a lower likelihood of reincarceration. Being in any relationship, including a marriage, however, is associated with and increased likelihood of reincarceration., Future research efforts should seek to shed additional light on how the reintegration process is affected by specific types of relationships and relationship transitions, as well as how relationship quality may mitigate negative reentry outcomes.
K1 Recidivism
K1 Re-incarceration
K1 Re-entry
K1 Relationship transitions
K1 Relationships
K1 Marriage
DO 10.1007/s40865-020-00144-6