2018
DOI: 10.1007/s40865-017-0077-2
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Cohort Profile: the Prison Project—a Study of Criminal Behavior and Life Circumstances Before, During, and After Imprisonment in the Netherlands

Abstract: Purpose The Prison Project is a nationwide prospective cohort study examining the development of criminal behavior and other life circumstances before, during, and after detention in the Netherlands. Methods The target population of the study consisted of all men, aged 18-65 years, and born in the Netherlands, who entered pre-trial detention between October 2010 and April 2011. Participants were questioned repeatedly during detention and six and 24 months after release. Self-reported information on a variety o… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
3
1
1

Citation Types

0
36
0
2

Year Published

2018
2018
2024
2024

Publication Types

Select...
6
1

Relationship

1
6

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 35 publications
(38 citation statements)
references
References 10 publications
0
36
0
2
Order By: Relevance
“…Data were used from the Prison Project, a nationwide, longitudinal and prospective cohort study examining the development of criminal behaviour and other life circumstances (including mental health) of male prisoners in the Netherlands . The study protocol was submitted to and reviewed positively by the Ethical Committee for Legal and Criminological Research of the VU University Amsterdam.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 2 more Smart Citations
“…Data were used from the Prison Project, a nationwide, longitudinal and prospective cohort study examining the development of criminal behaviour and other life circumstances (including mental health) of male prisoners in the Netherlands . The study protocol was submitted to and reviewed positively by the Ethical Committee for Legal and Criminological Research of the VU University Amsterdam.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Of the 3.981 persons meeting the inclusion criteria of the Prison Project, 2.837 (71%) could be approached. Most of those who could not be approached had already been released from custody before they could be contacted ( N = 865) . Of the approached persons, 1.904 (67%) agreed to participate in the Prison Project and signed an informed consent declaration.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 1 more Smart Citation
“…The focus on short-term confinement is valuable as most empirical research in this area studies long-term prisoners in the United States and, therefore, is unable to test the theoretical mechanisms of social support for short-term confinement. We study the development of social support in the Netherlands using detailed longitudinal data from the Prison Project (Dirkzwager et al 2018). Social support outside of confinement is measured in two theoretically relevant domains: Prison Project participants report on living with (instrumental support) and discussing important matters with (expressive support) parents, partners, other family members, and friends.…”
Section: The Current Studymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Of those contacted, 1,904 (67 percent) agreed to participate in the Prison Project. Initial interview participants (1,904) were largely representative of the target population on administrative data measures (Dirkzwager et al 2018).…”
Section: Data Context and Sample Selectionmentioning
confidence: 99%