Parenthood residency status and criminal desistance across neighborhood contexts

Citation

Ziegler, Jessica A.; Kuhl, Danielle C.; Swisher, Raymond R.; & Chavez, Jorge M. (2017). Parenthood residency status and criminal desistance across neighborhood contexts. Deviant Behavior. vol. 38 (1) pp. 17-33

Abstract

Research on desistance and parenthood has yielded mixed results bringing into question whether, and for whom, parenthood matters. Scholarship has not fully explored the importance of residency status or patterns of desistance across a full range of neighborhood contexts, nor examined distinctions between temporary and long-term desistance. Our study uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to examine the association between parenthood residence and criminal desistance across levels of adolescent neighborhood poverty. Our findings demonstrate that parenthood has different meanings for desistance, depending on its duration, residency status, and neighborhood context.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2016.1189758

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Deviant Behavior

Author(s)

Ziegler, Jessica A.
Kuhl, Danielle C.
Swisher, Raymond R.
Chavez, Jorge M.

Year Published

2017

Volume Number

38

Issue Number

1

Pages

17-33

Edition

June 7, 2016

DOI

10.1080/01639625.2016.1189758

NIHMSID

NIHMS806387

Reference ID

8260