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INCARCERATION & RECIDIVISM

FAMILY HISTORY OF INCARCERATION RESEARCH GROUP

REPEAT OFFENDERS

• A repeat offender is an individual who has already been

convicted for a crime, and who has been caught again for committing the crime and breaking the law for which he had been prosecuted in an earlier case.

• Long periods being incarcerated have negative effects on the

families of the accused.

• Individuals re-enter the penal system based on a variety of

factors, but our research focuses on how educational attainment, substance addiction, and household income adversely affect whether an individual is more probable in being a repeat offender.

HYPOPTHESIS

H1: As household income increases, the probability of being a repeat offender decreases H2: As educational attainment increases, the probability of being a repeat

• ffender decreases.

H3: Incarcerates with a history of addiction are more likely to be repeat

• ffenders.

Variables Coefficient (Standard Error)

Educational Attainment

• 0.140**

(0.067) Metropolitan Area

• 0.180

(0.167) Household Income

• 0.058***

(0.015) Homeownership 0.065 (0.103) Employment Status

• 0.103

(0.064) Incarcerate Addiction History 1.664*** (0.114)

***p≤.01; **p≤.05; *p≤.10

• Predictors of Repeat Offense

Among Incarcerated Family Members

• All data was taken from

Family History of Incarceration Survey (FamHIS). The sample of respondents is 1, 975.

• 62% of the sample offended
• nce while the other 38%
• ffended more than once.

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

• If the relative of the accused has

attained a higher education, or has a high school diploma, then the probability of the incarcerated relative being a repeat offender is less likely.

Variables Coefficient (Standard Error) Educational Attainment

• 0.140**

(0.067)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Variable Coefficient (Standard Error) Household Income

• 0.058***

(0.015)

• As household income increases,

the probability of a relative being a repeat offender decreases.

DRUG ADDICTION

• If the incarcerated family member has struggled with

addiction in the past, the probability of being a repeat

• ffender greatly increases.

Variable Coefficient (Standard Error) Addiction History 1.664*** (0.114)

PREDICTED PROBABILITIES

• Increasing educational attainment

from its minimum to maximum value results in a -0.10 probability of recidivism.

• Increasing income from its minimum

to maximum value results in a -0.22 probability of recidivism.

• Incarcerates who have struggled with

addiction have a +0.35 probability of recidivism.

The Impact of Incarceration on Families

Undergraduate Students: Kara Nelson, LaJayla Parker, Joshua Buffa

Introduction and Background

• Mass Incarceration
• Families

Design

• Dependent Variable
• Percentage of families members who

have been incarcerated for at least one night

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• Independent Variables
• Socioeconomic predictors

Predictors of Family Incarceration

Variables Coefficient (Standard Error) Educational Attainment

• 0.047

(1.352) White

• 7.159***

(2.281) Gender 6.261*** (2.243) Household Income

• 3.807***

(0.994) Metropolitan Area

• 7.423***

(0.773) Household Size

• 0.310

(0.773) Marital Status 3.261*** (1.567) ***p ≤.01; **p ≤..05; *p[≤..10

Percentage of Family Members Incarcerated by Race

Percentage of Family Members Incarcerated by Gender

Percentage of Family Members Incarcerated by Income

Percentage of Family Members Incarcerated by Metropolitan Area

Percentage of Family Members Incarcerated by Marital Status

Discussion

• Impact on Marginalized Communities
• Limitations of the Data
• Where do we from here?
• Better Policy
• Understanding the Realities of Incarceration

FAMILIES AND INCARCERATION

Undergraduates: Meeyabonyui Aneneba, Elice Agostini, Noor Smadi, Chris Valley, Gaia Harper Graduates: Bailey Fairbanks, Kristina LaPlant

FAMILIES AND NARRATIVES:

• Background on the effects
• f incarceration
• Collateral Damage
• Theory and methods
• Data Collection
• Coding

Research Question

■ What is the emotional impact of visiting an incarcerated family member? ■ Do different racial groups experience different emotions during visits? ■ Do people experience different emotions when the incarcerated family member is a parent, sibling, or child? ■ Do family members experience different emotions during visits if the incarcerated struggles with addiction or is a repeat offender?

Key Words for Coding Emotional Sentiment:

■ Sadness: sad, sorrow, depression, heartbreaking, awful, terrible, emotionally drained, lonely, hurtful, painful, dehumanizing. ■ Anxiety: embarrassment, discomfort, discouraging, awkwardness, shame, scary, monitored, unpleasant, unsettling, confined/controlled, shocking. ■ Anger: degrading, disgust, resentful, unfair/unjust, frustration.

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN:

Bl Black Wh White Hi Hispanic Ot Other 25.29% (106) 51.78% (217) 15.99% (67) 6.92% (29) Sample characteristics N= 419

FAMILY RELATIONS BREAKDOWN:

Mo Mother er Fa Father Si Sibling Chi Child ld Pa Partner 19 45 142 136 57 4.53% 10.7% 33.89% 32.45% 13.6%

BLACK FAMILIES

HISPANIC FAMILIES

WHITE FAMILIES