Decomposition of the Role of Family in Reentry: Family Support, Tension, Gender, and Reentry Outcomes
A vast body of reentry research has investigated the role of family in facilitating reentry success. However, it is largely unknown whether family can both be a source of support and conflict and if so, whether these impacts are gender-specific. This study explores the heterogeneous elements that fa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Crime & delinquency
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 6/7, Pages: 970-996 |
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| Summary: | A vast body of reentry research has investigated the role of family in facilitating reentry success. However, it is largely unknown whether family can both be a source of support and conflict and if so, whether these impacts are gender-specific. This study explores the heterogeneous elements that family brings to the reintegration process. Findings suggest that released prisoners’ families can bring either crime-inhibitory or criminogenic influences depending on the familial environment. Support from family members protects respondents from criminal recidivism, while strained family relationships are a significant predictor for drug use. Moreover, the detrimental effect of family tension is gender-sensitive: Females released from prison suffer an amplified risk of reentry failure under family tension. Implications for correctional programming are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-387X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0011128720987195 |