The unprecedented growth of the penal system in the United States has motivated an
expansive volume of research on the collateral consequences of punishment. In this review …

Increasingly, research points to the negative effects of incarcerating youth offenders,
particularly in adult facilities. Literature published since 2000 suggests that incarceration …

Adolescence is a distinct, yet transient, period of development between childhood and
adulthood characterized by increased experimentation and risk-taking, a tendency to …

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been identified as a key risk factor for a range
of negative life outcomes, including delinquency. Much less is known about how exposure to …

The literature on deterrence theory has undergone a number of changes in recent years.
With the rise of new ways of thinking about rational decision-making and offending, four …

While worldwide crime is declining overall, criminality in Latin America has reached
unprecedented levels that have ushered in social unrest and political turmoil. Despite major …

Scholars and policymakers have called for greater attention to understanding the causes of
and solutions to improved prisoner reentry outcomes, resulting in renewed attention to a …

Objectives. Drawing from social network and life-course frameworks, the authors extend
Hagan's concept of criminal embeddedness to embeddedness within gangs. This study …

Understanding and Improving Prisoner Reentry Outcomes Prisoner Reentry is an engaging
and comprehensive examination of prisoner reentry and how to improve public safety, well …

America's high incarceration rates are a well-known facet of contemporary political
conversations. Mentioned far less often is what happens to the nearly 700,000 former …