Incarceration and financial dependency during and after “youth”

Citation

Siennick, Sonja E. & Widdowson, Alex O. (2017). Incarceration and financial dependency during and after “youth”. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. vol. 3 (4) pp. 397-418

Abstract

Young adults leaving jails and prisons experience two major life challenges at once—reentry and the developmental transition from adolescence to adulthood. Drawing on developmental theory and research, we propose that positive post-release outcomes look different for “youth” ages 18–24 versus older young adults. Using self-sufficiency as a summary indicator of developmental progress, we examined when and how the age trend in financial dependency on parents among previously incarcerated young adults diverged from the normative age trend seen in the general population of young adults.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40865-017-0057-6

Keyword(s)

age trends

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

Author(s)

Siennick, Sonja E.
Widdowson, Alex O.

Year Published

2017

Volume Number

3

Issue Number

4

Pages

397-418

Edition

March 17, 2017

ISSN/ISBN

2199-465X

DOI

10.1007/s40865-017-0057-6

Reference ID

7141