Secrecy as best policy? Stigma management and employment outcomes after release from prison
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8402511 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anke Ramakers (0000-0002-6928-3075, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 501-518 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjc/azab068 |
| OpenAlex | W3183709627 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 36 |
Little is known about how individuals with a criminal record manage their stigma, if they adjust their strategy over time and whether chosen strategies are related to reintegration success. This study aims to answer these questions using longitudinal data of the Prison Project—a nationwide cohort study among male prisoners in the Netherlands. On average, these men do not hide their criminal past, but a substantial group endorses the secrecy strategy, even two years after release. Individuals' current stigma management strategies seem to neither improve nor worsen employment outcomes. More insight into how offenders manage their stigma is warranted and may contribute to their reintegration
Cohort · Criminology · Political science · Prison · Psychiatry · Secrecy · Stigma (botany) · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Psychology
Making good
Managing Concealable Stigmas at Work
Stigma
Human deviance, social problems, and social control
The Labor Market Consequences of Incarceration
Protecting One's Self From a Stigmatized Disease… Once One Has It
Efforts by Offenders to Manage and Overcome Stigma
Perceptions of and Responses to Stigma
Desistance from sexual offending
Criminal Record Questions in the Era of “Ban the Box”
Legal protections against criminal background checks in Europe
Digital degradation
Legal Ambiguity in Managerial Assessments of Criminal Records
Sequencing Disadvantage
Disordered Punishment
Narrative Criminology as Critical Criminology
Event History Calendars and Question List Surveys
Door Lore'. The Art and Economics of Intimidation
A Modified Labeling Theory Approach to Mental Disorders
The Impact of Incarceration on Employment during the Transition to Adulthood
In the Closet with Illness
Conceptualizing Stigma
The Mark of a Criminal Record
Jean Valjean's Dilemma
The Mark of an Ex-Prisoner
Anticipated Stigma and Stigma Management Among Those to be Labeled 'Ex-con
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |