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- Aaltonen, Mikko, et al.
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Comparing Employment Trajectories before and after First Imprisonment in Four Nordic Countries
- 2017
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In: British Journal of Criminology. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0007-0955 .- 1464-3529. ; 57:4, s. 828-847
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Employment plays a crucial role in the re-entry process and in reducing recidivism among offenders released from prison. But at the same time, imprisonment is generally regarded as harmful to post-release employment prospects. Little is known, however, about whether or not offenders’ employment trajectories before and after imprisonment are similar across countries. As a first step towards filling this gap in research, this paper provides evidence on employment trajectories before and after imprisonment in four Nordic welfare states: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Using data gathered from administrative records on incarcerated offenders, the analysis focuses on individuals imprisoned for the first time and who served a prison sentence less than one year in length. Results show that although employment trajectories develop in mostly similar ways before and after imprisonment across these countries, important differences exist.
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- Alm, Susanne, et al.
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Future Prospects, Deprivation, and Criminality – A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study
- 2018
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In: Deviant behavior. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0163-9625 .- 1521-0456. ; 39:10, s. 1280-1293
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The article explores the longitudinal relationship between subjective and objective deprivation in early adolescence on the one hand, and criminal offending in adolescence and early adulthood on the other. Data from the Stockholm Birth Cohort Study (n = 15,117), containing information from surveys and registers are used. Bivariate analyses confirm a relationship between low socioeconomic status and both subjective and objective deprivation. Subjective deprivation alone is related to offending only for those from less privileged background. Subjective and objective deprivation in combination is associated with a higher risk of offending for all individuals, although the less privileged background, the higher the risk.
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- Bernal, Ximena E., et al.
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Empowering Latina scientists
- 2019
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In: Science. - : American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). - 0036-8075 .- 1095-9203. ; 363:6429, s. 825-826
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)
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- Burcar Alm, Veronika, et al.
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Ungas utsatthet för brott
- 2022. - 5th
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In: Den svenska ungdomsbrottsligheten. - 9789144152981 ; , s. 115-140
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
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- Bäckman, Olof, et al.
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Criminal convictions and immigrant background 1973–2017 in Sweden – have differences increased or declined?
- 2021
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In: Nordic Journal of Criminology. - 2578-983X .- 2578-9821. ; 22:2, s. 149-168
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study investigates Swedish conviction trends by individuals’ immigrant background for the period 1973–2017. The central research question is whether relative differences in conviction levels have increased, declined or remained unchanged over recent decades. This question is examined in part using a traditional cross-sectional approach, and in part using a cohort-based approach. All results are presented by gender, and results for the cohort-based approach also by holding socioeconomic background constant. The results show that conviction levels have decreased, to a greater extent among men than among women, irrespective of immigrant background. The level of overrepresentation among those born in Sweden to foreign-born parents has increased somewhat, while the overrepresentation of those born abroad has decreased towards the end of the period examined.
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- Bäckman, Olof, et al.
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Locked Up and Locked Out? The Impact of Imprisonment on Labour Market Attachment
- 2018
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In: British Journal of Criminology. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 0007-0955 .- 1464-3529. ; 58:5, s. 1044-1065
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article investigates what effects a first prison sentence has on labour market inclusion, both by comparing those sentenced to prison to the population as a whole, and by comparing groups of convicted offenders. We utilize longitudinal data on criminal sanctions and earnings available for two complete birth cohorts of Swedish men (N = 107,337). These data enable us to compare the labour market attachment of prison inmates both before and after imprisonment. Results from propensity score matching show small negative effects of imprisonment on post-release labour market attachment. Moreover, we find no effect for those without pre-sentence labour market attachment. Thus, the negative effects are restricted to those with some labour market attachment before imprisonment.
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- Bäckman, Olof, et al.
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Substance Abuse, Crime and the Life Course
- 2017
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In: The Routledge International Handbook of Life-Course Criminology. - 1 Edition. | New York: Routledge, 2017. | Series: Routledge international handbooks : Routledge. - 9781138813663
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This chapter examines the links between substance abuse and crime, and how these phenomena relate to life chances in adult life. It explores the significance of substance abuse for processes of continuity in and desistance from crime to the age of 30. The chapter also examines how substance abuse and crime are linked to labour market inclusion, exclusion and mortality to age 56. It discusses the relevance of substance abuse for life-course criminology. The chapter presents Swedish context, which directs its principal focus at the fields of crime and drug policy. It also presents the Stockholm Birth Cohort Study (SBC) and describes the analytical strategy. It is well-known that there is heterogeneity in criminal behaviour over time even among 'persistent' juvenile delinquents, but it also clear that several studies have been able to identify a small group of offenders whose offending trajectory remains relatively flat over time.
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