Work, Worth, and Desistance from Crime: The Employment Connection

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

Objective: The three papers in this thematic panel focus the relationship between employment and desistance from crime. The papers use theories related to stigma, carceral citizenship and desistance to understand employment prospects and community support realities for people with criminal records.
Data/Methods: The papers use a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods, including survey experiments and analysis of longitudinal data.
Results: The results from three papers help clarify the relationship between employment and desistance from different angles. They will also illustrate some of the supports for and barriers to employment for people with criminal records.
Conclusions/Implications: We will discuss the policy and theoretical implications regarding reintegration and reentry, as well as possible next steps for future researchers who are interested in the topic of employment and desistance.

Sub Unit

• Area II. Perspectives on Crime / 2. Developmental and Life Course Perspectives

Individual Presentations

• More than a 'McJob': Criminal Records, Education, and Access to Middle-Skill Jobs - Abby Ballou, Northeastern University

• Credentials and Employment Decisions - CANCELLED - Michel-Ange Siaba, Northeastern University; Megan Denver, Northeastern University

• Same Criminal Record, Different Outcomes: Identity and the Uneven Path to Desistance and Employment - Rachel Novick, University of New Haven; Rachel van Etten, University of Cincinnati; Mariah Robles, University of New Haven; Audrey Hickert, University of Cincinnati

Chair

• Rachel Novick, University of New Haven

Discussant

• Ronet Bachman, University of Delaware

Organized by a Division or external group?

Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology (DLC)