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Coping with Imprisonment: Testing the Special Sensitivity Hypothesis for White-Collar Offenders

Logan, Matthew W
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1439305722

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2015, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Criminal Justice.
The following study uses nationally representative prison data, based on inmates’ self-reports, to test two competing theories of how white-collar offenders experience prison. The first perspective, referred to as the special sensitivity hypothesis, is based on the idea that the social and demographic background characteristics make white-collar offenders more susceptible to the pains of imprisonment than other inmates. Conversely, the second perspective, referred to as the special resiliency hypothesis, is based on the notion that these same background characteristics may work to reduce the pains of imprisonment for white-collar offenders. Multilevel and single-level regression models are used to estimate the effect of white-collar inmate status—which include both offender- and offense-based characteristics—on several indicators of prison adjustment, including victimization, prison conduct, psychological adjustment, and participation in prison programs. The current study finds partial support for the special resiliency hypothesis but limited support for the special sensitivity hypothesis. The results for each outcome are discussed in reference to both theoretical and practical implications. The study’s limitations are also addressed and directions for future research on incarcerated white-collar offenders are given.
Michael Benson, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Francis Cullen, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Paul-Phillippe Pare, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
John Wooldredge, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
151 p.
Criminology
White-Collar Offenders; Special Sensitivity; Special Resiliency; Pains of Imprisonment; Incarceration; White-Collar Crime

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  • Logan, M. W. (2015). Coping with Imprisonment: Testing the Special Sensitivity Hypothesis for White-Collar Offenders [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1439305722

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Logan, Matthew. Coping with Imprisonment: Testing the Special Sensitivity Hypothesis for White-Collar Offenders. 2015. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1439305722.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Logan, Matthew. "Coping with Imprisonment: Testing the Special Sensitivity Hypothesis for White-Collar Offenders." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1439305722

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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