Lauren C Porter
Biographic Data
| ID | 146650 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lauren C Porter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lauren C |
| FAMILY NAME | Porter |
| SIGNATURE | PORTER L C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2703-5548 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 125 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
“It’s the Best Thing in the World Around Here”
Our study explores whether certain establishments repel crime in a high-crime neighborhood. We draw on interviews with 35 neighborhood insiders in 2014 and 2015, consisting of ex-offenders, residents, and police. We examine the spatial relationships between places identified by participants—churches, parks, and community gardens—and calls for service (CFS) using Ripley’s network bivariate K-function. Community gardens were associated with repulsi…
Pride and Perseverance
First responder families often express deep pride in their loved ones’ service, but they also face unique and significant challenges. These include financial strain, disrupted family dynamics, and emotional and psychological stress. Despite their critical role in supporting first responders, limited research has explored the experiences of these families or the services that could best support them. This study aimed to identify the specific chall…
Who Succeeds? A Review of Theory and Research on the Moderators of Post-Incarceration Outcomes
In the United States, nearly all incarcerated individuals will eventually be released. This review takes stock of recent theory and research on factors that condition the effects of incarceration and lead to variation in outcomes among those reentering the community. Reentry success is a multidimensional construct that encompasses several interrelated life domains. A small set of conceptual frameworks has been used to explain why these life domai…
A Model to Assess the Feasibility of 911 Call Diversion Programs
Reforms to deploy civilian responders to non-criminal emergency calls may reduce demands on police departments and reduce negative interactions between police and civilians, but there is presently little empirical evidence on the feasibility of these proposals. We develop a model to evaluate which calls could be transitioned to civilian responders based on their crime risk. We use a rich dataset of community-initiated emergency calls to Baltimore…
Proliferation or adaptation? Differences across race and sex in the relationship between time served in prison and mental health symptoms
Being “on Point”
Prior studies establish a link between incarceration and stress-related health, but relatively little is known about perceived stressors among current and former prisoners. To better understand the stress-related experiences of this population, in-depth interviews were conducted with 25 former inmates in upstate New York and northeast Ohio in 2012 and 2013. Participants were asked about their health during and after prison, with all participants …
Beyond the dichotomy
The findings from a growing body of research reveal that incarceration is detrimental for both physical and mental health. Incarceration, however, is typically conceptualized and operationalized as a dichotomy; individuals either have, or have not, been incarcerated. Considering that incarceration can range from one day to several years, a dichotomous measure may be overlooking important variations across lengths of exposure. In addition, most in…
Where’s The Crime? Exploring Divergences Between Call Data and Perceptions of Local Crime
Scholars typically use calls to the police to study crime patterning; however, crime reporting may be systematic across space. Using spatial video and geonarrative methodology, we investigate the overlap between perceived crime hot spots among 35 neighbourhood insiders (police officers, ex-offenders and residents) and hot spots gleaned from call data. In general, perceptual hot spots diverge from call data, but in particular, a corner store emerg…
No Rest for the Wicked? The Consequences of Incarceration for Sleep Problems
About one in every five Americans suffers from inadequate sleep, a key indicator of physical and mental well-being. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we investigate the association between incarceration and two related sleep problems: short sleep duration and symptoms of insomnia. We find that relative to those who have not been incarcerated, those with a history of incarceration have an elevated risk of short …
Hypermobility, Destination Effects, and Delinquency
Residential mobility is often implicated as a risk factor for delinquency. While many scholars attribute this to causal processes spurred by moving, recent research suggests that much of the relationship is due to differences between mobile and non-mobile adolescents. However, studies in this area often operationalize mobility as a single move, limiting researchers to comparing outcomes between mobile and non-mobile adolescents. This approach is …
Maternal Perceptions Related to Eating and Obesity Risk Among Low-Income African American Preschoolers
How the U.S. Prison Boom Has Changed the Age Distribution of the Prison Population
This article provides a demographic exposition of the changes in the U.S prison population during the period of mass incarceration that began in the late twentieth century. By drawing on data from the Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (1974–2004) for inmates 17–72 years of age ( N = 336), we show that the age distribution shifted upward dramatically: Only 16 percent of the state prison population was 40 years old or older in 1974…
Context and Spatial Nuance Inside a Neighborhood's Drug Hotspot
New geographic approaches are required to tease apart the underlying sociospatial complexity of neighborhood decline to target appropriate interventions. Typically maps of crime hotspots are used with relatively little attention being paid to geographic context. This article helps further this discourse using a topical study of a neighborhood drug microspace, a phrase we use to include the various stages of production, selling, acquiring, and tak…
Consequences of Family Member Incarceration
Political participation and citizens' perceptions of the legitimacy and fairness of government are central components of democracy. In this article, we examine one possible threat to these markers of a just political system: family member incarceration. We offer a unique glimpse into the broader social consequences of punishment that are brought on by a partner's or parent's incarceration. We argue that the criminal justice system serves as an im…
Incarceration and Post-release Health Behavior
This study investigates the link between incarceration and health behavior among a sample of young adults from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health ( N = 1,670). The association is analyzed using propensity score methods and a strategic comparison group: respondents who have been convicted of crimes, but not incarcerated. Findings suggest that former inmates consume more fast food and have a higher likelihood of smoking than do si…
Trying Something Old
Largely absent from US criminal sentencing since the early 1800s, shame penalties have been staging a comeback. This revival has been met by a number of debates among legal scholars, one of which centers on the potential for such penalties to reduce crime. This study addresses this debate by investigating the impact of formal shaming on drunk driving and alcohol-related traffic safety in Ohio. In accordance with the Traffic Law Reform Act of 2004…
Consequences of Family Member Incarceration
Political participation and citizens' perceptions of the legitimacy and fairness of government are central components of democracy. In this article, we examine one possible threat to these markers of a just political system: family member incarceration. We offer a unique glimpse into the broader social consequences of punishment that are brought on by a partner's or parent's incarceration. We argue that the criminal justice system serves as an im…
Beyond the dichotomy
The findings from a growing body of research reveal that incarceration is detrimental for both physical and mental health. Incarceration, however, is typically conceptualized and operationalized as a dichotomy; individuals either have, or have not, been incarcerated. Considering that incarceration can range from one day to several years, a dichotomous measure may be overlooking important variations across lengths of exposure. In addition, most in…
How the U.S. Prison Boom Has Changed the Age Distribution of the Prison Population
This article provides a demographic exposition of the changes in the U.S prison population during the period of mass incarceration that began in the late twentieth century. By drawing on data from the Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (1974–2004) for inmates 17–72 years of age ( N = 336), we show that the age distribution shifted upward dramatically: Only 16 percent of the state prison population was 40 years old or older in 1974…
Incarceration and Post-release Health Behavior
This study investigates the link between incarceration and health behavior among a sample of young adults from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health ( N = 1,670). The association is analyzed using propensity score methods and a strategic comparison group: respondents who have been convicted of crimes, but not incarcerated. Findings suggest that former inmates consume more fast food and have a higher likelihood of smoking than do si…
Context and Spatial Nuance Inside a Neighborhood's Drug Hotspot
New geographic approaches are required to tease apart the underlying sociospatial complexity of neighborhood decline to target appropriate interventions. Typically maps of crime hotspots are used with relatively little attention being paid to geographic context. This article helps further this discourse using a topical study of a neighborhood drug microspace, a phrase we use to include the various stages of production, selling, acquiring, and tak…
Proliferation or adaptation? Differences across race and sex in the relationship between time served in prison and mental health symptoms
Where’s The Crime? Exploring Divergences Between Call Data and Perceptions of Local Crime
Scholars typically use calls to the police to study crime patterning; however, crime reporting may be systematic across space. Using spatial video and geonarrative methodology, we investigate the overlap between perceived crime hot spots among 35 neighbourhood insiders (police officers, ex-offenders and residents) and hot spots gleaned from call data. In general, perceptual hot spots diverge from call data, but in particular, a corner store emerg…
Trying Something Old
Largely absent from US criminal sentencing since the early 1800s, shame penalties have been staging a comeback. This revival has been met by a number of debates among legal scholars, one of which centers on the potential for such penalties to reduce crime. This study addresses this debate by investigating the impact of formal shaming on drunk driving and alcohol-related traffic safety in Ohio. In accordance with the Traffic Law Reform Act of 2004…
Consequences of Family Member Incarceration
Political participation and citizens' perceptions of the legitimacy and fairness of government are central components of democracy. In this article, we examine one possible threat to these markers of a just political system: family member incarceration. We offer a unique glimpse into the broader social consequences of punishment that are brought on by a partner's or parent's incarceration. We argue that the criminal justice system serves as an im…
Incarceration and Post-release Health Behavior
This study investigates the link between incarceration and health behavior among a sample of young adults from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health ( N = 1,670). The association is analyzed using propensity score methods and a strategic comparison group: respondents who have been convicted of crimes, but not incarcerated. Findings suggest that former inmates consume more fast food and have a higher likelihood of smoking than do si…
Maternal Perceptions Related to Eating and Obesity Risk Among Low-Income African American Preschoolers
How the U.S. Prison Boom Has Changed the Age Distribution of the Prison Population
This article provides a demographic exposition of the changes in the U.S prison population during the period of mass incarceration that began in the late twentieth century. By drawing on data from the Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (1974–2004) for inmates 17–72 years of age ( N = 336), we show that the age distribution shifted upward dramatically: Only 16 percent of the state prison population was 40 years old or older in 1974…
Context and Spatial Nuance Inside a Neighborhood's Drug Hotspot
New geographic approaches are required to tease apart the underlying sociospatial complexity of neighborhood decline to target appropriate interventions. Typically maps of crime hotspots are used with relatively little attention being paid to geographic context. This article helps further this discourse using a topical study of a neighborhood drug microspace, a phrase we use to include the various stages of production, selling, acquiring, and tak…
No Rest for the Wicked? The Consequences of Incarceration for Sleep Problems
About one in every five Americans suffers from inadequate sleep, a key indicator of physical and mental well-being. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we investigate the association between incarceration and two related sleep problems: short sleep duration and symptoms of insomnia. We find that relative to those who have not been incarcerated, those with a history of incarceration have an elevated risk of short …
Hypermobility, Destination Effects, and Delinquency
Residential mobility is often implicated as a risk factor for delinquency. While many scholars attribute this to causal processes spurred by moving, recent research suggests that much of the relationship is due to differences between mobile and non-mobile adolescents. However, studies in this area often operationalize mobility as a single move, limiting researchers to comparing outcomes between mobile and non-mobile adolescents. This approach is …
Being “on Point”
Prior studies establish a link between incarceration and stress-related health, but relatively little is known about perceived stressors among current and former prisoners. To better understand the stress-related experiences of this population, in-depth interviews were conducted with 25 former inmates in upstate New York and northeast Ohio in 2012 and 2013. Participants were asked about their health during and after prison, with all participants …
Beyond the dichotomy
The findings from a growing body of research reveal that incarceration is detrimental for both physical and mental health. Incarceration, however, is typically conceptualized and operationalized as a dichotomy; individuals either have, or have not, been incarcerated. Considering that incarceration can range from one day to several years, a dichotomous measure may be overlooking important variations across lengths of exposure. In addition, most in…
Where’s The Crime? Exploring Divergences Between Call Data and Perceptions of Local Crime
Scholars typically use calls to the police to study crime patterning; however, crime reporting may be systematic across space. Using spatial video and geonarrative methodology, we investigate the overlap between perceived crime hot spots among 35 neighbourhood insiders (police officers, ex-offenders and residents) and hot spots gleaned from call data. In general, perceptual hot spots diverge from call data, but in particular, a corner store emerg…
Proliferation or adaptation? Differences across race and sex in the relationship between time served in prison and mental health symptoms
A Model to Assess the Feasibility of 911 Call Diversion Programs
Reforms to deploy civilian responders to non-criminal emergency calls may reduce demands on police departments and reduce negative interactions between police and civilians, but there is presently little empirical evidence on the feasibility of these proposals. We develop a model to evaluate which calls could be transitioned to civilian responders based on their crime risk. We use a rich dataset of community-initiated emergency calls to Baltimore…
Pride and Perseverance
First responder families often express deep pride in their loved ones’ service, but they also face unique and significant challenges. These include financial strain, disrupted family dynamics, and emotional and psychological stress. Despite their critical role in supporting first responders, limited research has explored the experiences of these families or the services that could best support them. This study aimed to identify the specific chall…
Who Succeeds? A Review of Theory and Research on the Moderators of Post-Incarceration Outcomes
In the United States, nearly all incarcerated individuals will eventually be released. This review takes stock of recent theory and research on factors that condition the effects of incarceration and lead to variation in outcomes among those reentering the community. Reentry success is a multidimensional construct that encompasses several interrelated life domains. A small set of conceptual frameworks has been used to explain why these life domai…
“It’s the Best Thing in the World Around Here”
Our study explores whether certain establishments repel crime in a high-crime neighborhood. We draw on interviews with 35 neighborhood insiders in 2014 and 2015, consisting of ex-offenders, residents, and police. We examine the spatial relationships between places identified by participants—churches, parks, and community gardens—and calls for service (CFS) using Ripley’s network bivariate K-function. Community gardens were associated with repulsi…
Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (8 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (8 works) · Criminology (8 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (8 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works)