Journal article
Deterioration of Postincarceration Social Support for Emerging Adults
Criminal justice and behavior, Vol.44(10), pp.1317-1339
10/2017
DOI: 10.1177/0093854817721936
Abstract
More than 2.5 million emerging adults (ages 18-25) are incarcerated annually and most do poorly after release. Social support after an individual’s release from incarceration is a critical protective factor against recidivism for emerging adults. However, little is known about the stability of support for emerging adults post incarceration. This study uses hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to examine whether social support declines over time after incarceration and how change in support may vary by incarceration length. Our findings show that, while a nonincarcerated group of justice-involved emerging adults experience relatively stable social support, there are negative and volatile effects of social support among their incarcerated counterparts. Moreover, longer incarceration stays are related to greater deterioration of support over time after community reentry for emerging adults. Study findings advance the field of postincarceration intervention development by responding to the challenge of determining the appropriate targets and length of interventions designed for emerging adults.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Deterioration of Postincarceration Social Support for Emerging Adults
- Creators
- Carrie Pettus-Davis - Washington University in St. LouisElaine Eggleston Doherty - University of Missouri–St. LouisChristopher VeehChristina Drymon - Washington University in St. Louis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Criminal justice and behavior, Vol.44(10), pp.1317-1339
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- DOI
- 10.1177/0093854817721936
- ISSN
- 0093-8548
- eISSN
- 1552-3594
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2017
- Academic Unit
- Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984002459702771
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