The Pains of Imprisonment Revisited: The Impact of Strain on Inmate Recidivism

By S. J. Listwan, Christopher J. Sullivan, R. Agnew, F. Cullen, M. Colvin. 2013

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Social isolation and inmate behavior: A conceptual framework for theorizing prison visitation and guiding and assessing research (2013, background): “the strength of these ties are important for coping with strain and improving reintegration (Wolff & Draine, 2004; Naser & Visher, 2006; Listwan et al., 2013).”
Does Inmate Behavior Affect Post-Release Offending? Investigating the Misconduct-Recidivism Relationship among Youth and Adults (2014, background): “These strains, as with perceptions of injustice, may be enduring (Listwan et al. 2011; Morris et al. 2012).”
Collateral Consequences of Punishment: A Critical Review and Path Forward (2018, background): “Notably, there is a large and ubiquitous literature devoted to examining the influence of conditions of confinement on later recidivism (e.g., Listwan et al. 2011, Loughran et al. 2009) but very little research on such variability in conditions for outcomes related to work, family, community…”
Rehabilitation: Beyond Nothing Works (2013, background): “…makers not only increased sentence lengths but also, in hopes of achieving added deterrence, moved to create painful “no-frills” prisons by stripping inmates of amenities such as televisions, exercise equipment, high-quality meals, and access to a college education (Finn 1996; Listwan et al. 2013).”
The Effects of Prisoner Attachment to Family on Re-entry Outcomes: A Longitudinal Assessment (2016, background): “The ‘pains of imprisonment’ thesis (Sykes 1958; see also Comfort 2008; Listwan et al. 2013) argues that the physical separation and emotional trauma caused by incarceration places significant strains on familial relationships.”