Maintaining External Connections During Incarceration: Latent Class Analysis of Visitors for Women and Men in Prison

Hickert, Audrey

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“…Thus, this group sees little added benefit of receiving visits from additional individuals outside the family unit. Nonetheless, these findings suggest that the type of visitor may not be as important as the occurrence of visitation or the extent of visitors' resources, which both indicate the social support that individuals might expect to receive upon release (Hickert, 2022;Hickert et al, 2019). It is possible that individuals who are visited by a mix of visitors have larger social networks-with access to more resources-to draw on during reentry.…”

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An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Variation in the Effect of Prison Visitation on Recidivism

Dismuke

Copp

Brown

2022

Crime & Delinquency

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Over the past decade, a growing number of scholars have explored the effect of prison visitation on individuals’ post-release behavior. Findings from this work generally indicate a link between in-prison visits and reductions in recidivism. Yet whether the effect of visitation on recidivism operates similarly across race and ethnicity remains largely unexplored. In the current investigation, we draw on data from the Florida prison system, to examine associations between visitation and recidivism, including whether the effect of visitation is similar across race and ethnic groups. Our findings contribute to research and theorizing on prison visitation by further unpacking the visitation-recidivism link. We conclude by discussing the broader policy implications of our findings.

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An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Variation in the Effect of Prison Visitation on Recidivism

Dismuke

Copp

Brown

2022

Crime & Delinquency

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“…To date, only one study has attempted to do so (Hickert, 2021). In her study, Hickert (2021) reported visitor type is patterned for incarcerated adults and patterned differently for males and females.…”

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“…This attenuated effect underscores the importance of focusing not just on who visits, but the composition of that network. To date, only one study has attempted to do so (Hickert, 2021). In her study, Hickert (2021) reported visitor type is patterned for incarcerated adults and patterned differently for males and females.…”

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“…What we do not yet know is whether visitor types are patterned and whether certain combinations are more helpful than others (for an exception see : Hickert, 2021). It is possible that because of efforts to promote visitation within juvenile residential facilities, youth receive visits from a wide variety of visitors like parents, siblings, and extended family.…”

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Are All Welcome? An Empirical Examination of Visitor Networks Among Incarcerated Youth

Young

2022

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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Although research finds that visitation can be quite beneficial for incarcerated youth, there is variability in when visits matter. One source of heterogeneity is who visits, with existing research finding that certain visitor types are more helpful than others. What has yet to be considered, though, is the importance of visitor networks as a whole. Using latent class analysis, this study examines whether incarcerated youths’ visitors form unique networks, and whether the visitation-recidivism relationship differs across these groups. Results indicate that youths’ visitors fall into three categories: caretakers, immediate family, or a full network of visitors, and that the visitation-recidivism relationship differs across these groups. The results underscore the need for future research to consider not only the individual visitors that incarcerated persons receive but also their visitor network as a whole.

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The information needs and practices of Australian adult prisoners

Garner

2023

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This paper describes the findings of a research project conducted in six adult prisons in New South Wales, Australia that sought to study the information needs and information seeking practices of adult Australian prisoners. Through data gathered from 106 prisoner surveys, the paper identifies the information needs of Australian adult prisoners across six information domains: legal, education, spirituality, health, prison life, and re-integration. For each information domain, participants were asked to identify their preferred source or sources of information from eight possible information sources: prison libraries, tablet devices, staff, family/friends, health services, television/radio, books etc. not from the prison library, or other. The number and nature of unmet information needs are also explored and described. The data gathered enables a study of the different information needs and behaviours of female and male prisoners, and prisoners from across various security levels. The paper finds a significant level of unmet information need in the lives of Australian adult prisoners across all information domains studied. Prisoners are heavily reliant on sources of information that are likely to be non-expert such as custodial staff, other inmates, and family and friends to attempt to meet their information needs about significant critical issues such as their ongoing legal matters and their health. The information needs are similar for female and male prisoners, however their information seeking practices differ, with male prisoners being more likely to have support from family and friends as information sources than female prisoners. Prisoners living in minimum security prisons are least likely to identify a need for spirituality-related information compared with prisoners living in other security classifications and are most likely to seek information regarding their reintegration back into their communities as they plan for their release.

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Maintaining External Connections During Incarceration: Latent Class Analysis of Visitors for Women and Men in Prison

Cited by 3 publications

References 62 publications

An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Variation in the Effect of Prison Visitation on Recidivism

An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Variation in the Effect of Prison Visitation on Recidivism

Are All Welcome? An Empirical Examination of Visitor Networks Among Incarcerated Youth

The information needs and practices of Australian adult prisoners

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