Shame and blame: Secondary stigma among families of convicted sex offenders

The detriment of incarceration experienced by the formerly incarcerated has been increasingly explored in the literature on reentry. A tangential but equally concerning issue that has recently received more research attention is the effect on family members of the incarcerated. The stigma of a crimi...

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Authors: Evans, Douglas (Author) ; Trahan, Adam (Author) ; Laird, Kaleigh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2023, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 78-97
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Sex offender
secondary stigma
Incarceration
family members
Criminal justice contact