RT Article
T1 The effect of reading prisoner poetry on stigma and public attitudes: results from a multigroup survey experiment
JF The prison journal
VO 102
IS 1
SP 2
OP 24
A1 Dum, Christopher P.
A2 Socia, Kelly M.
A2 George, Bengt
A2 Neiderman, Halle M.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1801297363
AB We examine how public attitudes toward currently/formerly incarcerated people and their reentry into society are affected by consuming information about imprisoned people. Over 1,500 respondents from a national online survey were randomly assigned one of five sources of written information about currently and formerly incarcerated people (CFIP) (three informative pieces and two sets of incarceree poetry). They then reported their views toward them and support for reentry policies. While no differences in support for reentry initiatives across conditions were uncovered, those reading poetry with a humanizing theme applied the least amount of stigma toward currently/formerly incarcerated people.
K1 Reentry
K1 Public Opinion
K1 Prison
K1 Stigma
K1 Narrative humanization
DO 10.1177/00328855211069127