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The Power of Belief: Police Perceptions, Parole Officer Relationships, and Re-incarceration During Reentry

Bares, Kyle Jordan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1541006227806382

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2018, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Sociology.
The time following release from prison, called reentry, presents a host of challenges to returning individuals. Prior work has shown that strong social bonds to significant others like family and peers relates to prosocial reentry outcomes. Mirroring this established body of literature, an emerging line of research suggests that an individual’s attachment to their parole officer may also reduce recidivism. However, research has yet to examine how experiences prior to incarceration affect the parole officer relationship. In particular, it is likely that belief in the criminal justice system may affect an individual’s attachment to their parole officer. For example, research on police perceptions has found that when one views the police negatively, they are likely not only to lose belief in police, but also lose belief in other aspects of the criminal justice system. This effect may extend into an individual’s ability to become attached to their parole officer. To address these gaps in the literature, I first examine how perceptions of police prior to incarceration influence one’s relationship with their parole officer. Second, I examine how ones’ relationship with their parole officer influences odds of re-incarceration. To conduct this research, I use three waves of data from the Returning Home data set. Results of two separate analyses demonstrate that individuals who had better perceptions of police before incarceration were more likely to be attached to their parole officer after release. Furthermore, individuals who had higher attachment to their parole officer were less likely to be re-incarcerate.
Thomas Mowen , Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Stephen Demuth, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Danielle Kuhl, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
61 p.
Criminology; Sociology
Parole Officer; Prison Reentry; Social Control

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  • Bares, K. J. (2018). The Power of Belief: Police Perceptions, Parole Officer Relationships, and Re-incarceration During Reentry [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1541006227806382

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bares, Kyle. The Power of Belief: Police Perceptions, Parole Officer Relationships, and Re-incarceration During Reentry. 2018. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1541006227806382.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bares, Kyle. "The Power of Belief: Police Perceptions, Parole Officer Relationships, and Re-incarceration During Reentry." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1541006227806382

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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