Labeling and High-Risk Youth: the Influence of Arrest on Family Support
Scholarship has consistently examined the relationship between criminal justice contact and offending among youth; within this, a growing body of research has also begun to examine the collateral consequences of juvenile justice contact on longer-term outcomes such as educational attainment, employm...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Journal of developmental and life-course criminology
Year: 2022, Volume: 8, Issue: 3, Pages: 419-439 |
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| Summary: | Scholarship has consistently examined the relationship between criminal justice contact and offending among youth; within this, a growing body of research has also begun to examine the collateral consequences of juvenile justice contact on longer-term outcomes such as educational attainment, employment, and mental health. The goal of this study is to examine how early and repeated juvenile arrest relates to changes in family relationships across time. Through the lenses of life-course and labeling theory, analysis of 11 waves of data from the Pathways to Desistance project (a multisite U.S study) demonstrates that neither age at first arrest nor frequency of subsequent arrest significantly relates to changes in family support across time. However, self-reported offending was strongly related to decreased levels of family support across time. Findings highlight that the “label” of arrest does not necessarily contribute to deleterious family outcomes among “high risk” youth. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-465X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40865-022-00190-2 |