Cumulative Disadvantage and the Role of Transportation in Community Supervision

Drawing from cumulative disadvantage theory, we are the first to examine the role of transportation disadvantage among other known challenges for women on community supervision. We create a composite measure of transportation disadvantage using factor analyses and data for 362 women on probation and...

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Published in:Crime and delinquency 2018-07, Vol.64 (8), p.1033-1056
Main Authors: Bohmert, Miriam Northcutt, DeMaris, Alfred
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrests
Convictions
Correctional treatment programs
Criminal justice
Criminal justice system
Event history analysis
Factor analysis
Females
Gender roles
Parole
Parole & probation
Parole officers
Probation
Probation service
Recidivism
Supervision
Transportation
Vulnerability
Women
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Summary:Drawing from cumulative disadvantage theory, we are the first to examine the role of transportation disadvantage among other known challenges for women on community supervision. We create a composite measure of transportation disadvantage using factor analyses and data for 362 women on probation and parole in one Midwestern state: It is used to predict arrest and conviction using multiepisode event history analysis and conditional logistic regression. Consistent with cumulative disadvantage theory, the results suggest each additional disadvantage makes women more vulnerable, over and above the other disadvantages. Transportation disadvantage is a significant and entrenched feature in criminal justice-involved women’s lives. The import of modeling all available recidivism events, given the entrenched nature of criminal justice system involvement, cannot be overstated.
ISSN:0011-1287
1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128716686344