Boduszek, Daniel, Debowska, Agata, Sharratt, Kathryn, McDermott, Danielle, Sherretts, Nicole, Willmott, Dominic, Popiolek, Katarzyna and Hyland, Philip (2021) Pathways between types of crime and criminal social identity: A network approach. Journal of Criminal Justice, 72. p. 101750. ISSN 0047-2352
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Abstract
Criminal social identity (CSI) is a factor for criminal behaviour. CSI should therefore be a target of interventive
strategies aiming to reduce the risk of re-offending. To date, there is limited knowledge on how CSI is expressed
among individuals with different criminal histories, undermining the efforts to develop and target appropriate
rehabilitative strategies. In the present investigation, network analysis was applied to model the pattern of relationships between different crime types and CSI. In total, eight networks were estimated among prisoners from
the USA (n = 772), UK (n = 638), and Poland (n = 1591).
Results show different pathways between CSI scores and crime types across samples. CSI formed positive links
with acquisitive crime among U.S. and Polish male prisoners. Homicide formed negative associations with CSI
among male prisoners from the USA and Poland as well as U.S. female prisoners. Crimes for which an individual
is likely to face social stigmatization were positively associated with CSI in U.S. females and UK males. It is
anticipated that from these results, we will be able to build a better understanding of the structural relationships
between different types of criminal activity and CSI, subsequently leading to more effective rehabilitation
strategies.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Cite as: Daniel Boduszek, Agata Debowska, Kathryn Sharratt, Danielle McDermott, Nicole Sherretts, Dominic Willmott, Katarzyna Popiolek, Philip Hyland, Pathways between types of crime and criminal social identity: A network approach, Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 72, 2021, 101750, ISSN 0047-2352, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2020.101750. Copyright: no embargo |
Keywords: | Criminal social identity; Types of crime; Prisoners Network analysis; |
Academic Unit: | Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
Item ID: | 16520 |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2020.101750 |
Depositing User: | Philip Hyland |
Date Deposited: | 15 Sep 2022 10:01 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Criminal Justice |
Publisher: | Science Direct |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/16520 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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