Inmate Social Ties and the Transition to Society

By William D. Bales, D. Mears. 2008

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science

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Evaluating the Minnesota Comprehensive Offender Reentry Plan (MCORP): Results from a Randomized Experiment (2012, unknown): “Recent studies on prisoners from Florida (Bales & Mears, 2008) and Canada (Derzken, Gobeil, & Gileno, 2009) have found that prison visitation was significantly associated with reduced recidivism.”
The significance of ‘the visit’ in an English category-B prison: views from prisoners, prisoners’ families and prison staff (2012, background): “It has long been held that enabling prisoners to maintain family ties whilst incarcerated offers a series of benefits both during and after confinement (Bales & Mears, 2008).”
The Effects of Prisoner Attachment to Family on Re-entry Outcomes: A Longitudinal Assessment (2016, background): “Bales and Mears (2008) found visitation from both family and friends was associated with reduced reoffending, with spousal visitation producing the most pronounced positive effect.”
Families coming together in prison: An examination of visitation encounters (2016, background): “Despite advances in the literature, we know relatively little about family dynamics during the confinement period—a critical juncture in the reentry process (Bales and Mears, 2008; Mowen and Visher, 2015).”
Incarcerated Fathers (2013, background): “For example, researchers have recently confirmed a strong relationship between family contact during incarceration and lower rates of recidivism (Bales & Mears, 2008; Hairston, 2002; Klein, Bartholomew, & Hibbert, 2002).”
Reentry and the Ties that Bind: An Examination of Social Ties, Employment, and Recidivism (2011, background): “…in knowledge about reentry, criminologists have yet to isolate, “how exactly social ties aid released inmates in the transition back into society” (Bales & Mears, 2008, p. 313); in particular, little is known about whether family ties help offenders overcome obstacles in the job market and…”
Social isolation and inmate behavior: A conceptual framework for theorizing prison visitation and guiding and assessing research (2013, background): “PRE-PRINT VERSION Social Isolation and Inmate Behavior: A Conceptual Framework for Theorizing Prison Visitation and Guiding and Assessing Research Joshua C. Cochran* and Daniel P. Mears *Direct correspondence to Joshua C. Cochran, University of South Florida, Department of Criminology, 4202 East Fow”
Inmates’ Experiences with Prison Visitation (2019, methodology): “One encouraging way to mitigate these harms, however, is through prison visitation (Bales & Mears, 2008; Mowen & Visher, 2016).”
Blessed Be the Social Tie That Binds (2013, methodology): “This study builds on the recent research by Bales and Mears (2008) and Derkzen et al. (2009) in several ways.”
Men, Women, and Postrelease Offending (2012, background): “Evidence suggests that individuals who maintain contact with their family while they are incarcerated have better postrelease success (Bales & Mears, 2008; Hairston, 1988).”
Prison Visitation and Recidivism (2012, background): “Here, the logic, following Bales and Mears (2008), is that it may be the initial few visits that are sufficient to sustain a social tie and in turn, activate the bond and obtain the resources during or after incarceration that help to ameliorate strain or to facilitate a successful reentry.”