Out of prison, out of crime? The complex interplay between the process of desistance and severe resource disadvantages in women‘s post-release lives

We examine the influence of social capital, subjective changes and post-release resource disadvantages on women?s desistance and reentry pathways. Using a sample of 1478 formerly incarcerated women, we estimate logistic hybrid random-effects models to assess the influence of several factors on offen...

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Authors: Rodermond, Elanie (Author) ; Van De Weijer, Steve (Author) ; Rosenkrantz Lindegaard, Marie (Author) ; Bijleveld, Catrien C. J. H. (Author) ; Slotboom, Anne-Marie (Author) ; Kruttschnitt, Candace (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 20, Issue: 6, Pages: 1852-1877
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Keywords:
Desistance
Female offenders
Life-course
Pathways
Reentry
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Summary:We examine the influence of social capital, subjective changes and post-release resource disadvantages on women?s desistance and reentry pathways. Using a sample of 1478 formerly incarcerated women, we estimate logistic hybrid random-effects models to assess the influence of several factors on offending during a 7-year follow-up period. We use interviews with a subsample of women to explore the mechanisms underlying the quantitative findings. Results show that the effect of often-studied forms of social control are to a large degree dependent on (unmeasured) individual differences and circumstances, such as pre- and post-incarceration adversities, and the quality of forms of social control. A desire to desist from crime is often blocked by severe resource advantages.
ISSN:1741-2609
DOI:10.1177/14773708221097667