Week 6

Question 1

What are the main arguments of “Rodermond, E (2022). Out of prison, out of crime?”

Answer 1

Some factors (employment, romantic relationships, and social support) benefit men’s post-release outcomes, so probably also women’s.

Question 1

What are the main concepts of
“Rodermond, E (2022). Out of prison, out of crime?”

Answer 1

The study focuses on three issues in Paternoster’s framework:

• It doesn’t fully explain how women leaving prison get the help they need to change their lives.
• It doesn’t clarify how personal and social factors influence each other.
• It’s not sure about the important things needed for a successful return to normal life.

Question 2

What are the main findings of
“Rodermond, E (2022). Out of prison, out of crime?”

Answer 2

• Employment is a turning point for formerly incarcerated women
• Marriage is also a turning point

Question 3

What are the main arguments of
“Copp, J.E. (2020). Desistance from Crime during the Transition to Adulthood”

Answer 3

1. Marriage and employment are not the complete factors for crime desistance.
2. Because young adults wait longer to get married, or not get married at all. And it’s harder to get a blue collar job. (Though criminal behaviour declines)

Question 4

What are the main concepts of
“Copp, J.E. (2020). Desistance from Crime during the Transition to Adulthood”

Answer 4

In this study, they focus on
1. Changing social and economics landscape.
2. Identity changes.
3. Relationships with parents across the transition to adulthood
4. Relationships with peers
5. Lingering effects of antisocial family climate

Question 5

What are the main findings of
“Copp, J.E. (2020). Desistance from Crime during the Transition to Adulthood”

Answer 5

1. An increase in parental support and decreased involvement with delinquent peers resulted in the decline of crimes.
2. Hanging out with the wrong people could change your identity, and lead to criminal behavior.
3. The influence of delinquent peers reduced the impact of prosocial family’s impact.

Question 6

Come up with a policy to help individuals desist from crime based on “Rodermond, E (2022). Out of prison, out of crime?”

Answer 6

Provide a work community to increase the social bonds.

Question 7

Why does the combination of marriage and parenthood have the strongest effect on the decline of male offending?

Answer 7

• More attachments
• More routine activities
• Gives more identity

Question 8

What are the four mechanisms by which imprisonment reduces or prevents crime according to (Bushway 2014)?

Answer 8

• General deterrence (punishing one person, and making it public so people are scared)
• Specific deterrence (punish people who committed a crime)
• Rehabilitation (it’s about helping people after released from prison)
• Incapacitation (locking away criminals from society)

Question 9

Do harsher punishments lead to a decline in crime?

Answer 9

No, it leads to the same or even more crime.

Question 10

Why does imprisonment lead to more crime?

Answer 10

Because people have smaller chances of getting married and getting good social bonds, which leads to committing more crime

Question 11

Who argued this?
1. Marriage and employment are not the complete factors for crime desistance.
2. Because young adults wait longer to get married, or not get married at all. And it’s harder to get a blue collar job. (Though criminal behaviour declines)

Answer 11

Copp, J.E. (2020).

Question 12

Who argued this?
- Employment is a turning point for formerly incarcerated women
- Marriage is also a turning point

Answer 12

Rodermond, E (2022).