MIDDLE-CLASS OFFENDERS

The long-term outcome for middle-class offenders after conviction is an under-researched area in criminology. This present study considers 317 offenders-with a follow-up of at least 35 years-who are seeking white-collar employment after conviction. On the basis of their previous criminal history, fi...

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Published in:British journal of criminology 2012-07, Vol.52 (4), p.765-785
Main Authors: Soothill, Keith, Humphreys, Les, Francis, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crime
Criminology
Employment
Latent Structure Analysis
Middle Class
Offenders
Sex Offenders
Specialists
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Summary:The long-term outcome for middle-class offenders after conviction is an under-researched area in criminology. This present study considers 317 offenders-with a follow-up of at least 35 years-who are seeking white-collar employment after conviction. On the basis of their previous criminal history, five clusters of offenders can be identified using latent class analysis (LCA): low-rate white-collar, low-rate general, medium-rate acquisitive specialists, medium/high-rate generalists and high-rate generalists. Of the total series, 40 per cent were reconvicted of any standard-list offence, 24 per cent were reconvicted of a white-collar offence and 8 per cent were reconvicted of a sex or violence offence. The study helps to support the notion that middle-class persons are very much part of 'the crime problem'. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0007-0955
DOI:10.1093/bjc/azs014