Author ORCID Identifier

Armstrong - https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6003-0031

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-15-2015

Publication Title

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volume

53

Issue

1

First Page

93

Last Page

111

Abstract

Objectives:

This note examines the relationship between maternal incarceration and adverse outcomes for offspring in early adulthood.

Methods:

Utilizing data derived from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, a series of multivariate models are conducted to examine the impact maternal incarceration has on criminal justice involvement among young adults. To control for selection effects that may be associated with maternal imprisonment, propensity score matching is utilized.

Results:

Respondents whose mothers had served time in prison were significantly more likely to have an adult arrest, conviction, and incarceration, even after controlling for important demographic factors and correlates of criminal behavior. This effect persisted following matching.

Conclusions:

Maternal incarceration had a substantial effect on the offspring’s adult involvement in the criminal justice system. These findings bolster contentions regarding the unintended consequences of maternal incarceration that include long-term collateral damage to their children.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Sage in Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency on July 15, 2015, available online:

https://doi.org/10.1177/0022427815593988

Reuse restricted to noncommercial and no derivative uses.

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