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The Effects of Incarceration on Longitudinal Trajectories of Employment

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Life-course theories expect imprisonment to negatively influence a person’s employment prospects. Incarceration not only instantaneously interrupts a number of life-course domains but may also reduce future opportunities to reconnect to them. This article analyzes the effects of incarceration on employment by using observational data on the employment careers from age 23 up to age 32 in 270 high-risk males. All men had been treated for delinquency and problematic behavior in a juvenile justice institution in the Netherlands. First, we investigate whether specific employment trajectories can be distinguished within the overall employment pattern in this sample. Second, controlling for selection into both incarceration and low-employment participation, we investigate the effect of incarceration on future employment over and above the effect of being convicted.

Source: Crime & Delinquency

DOI: 10.1177/0011128713519196

Authors: Victor R. van der Geest, Catrien C. J. H. Bijleveld, Arjan A. J. Blokland, Daniel S. Nagin

Institutions: Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Leiden University

Language: English

Topic: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid