The systemic model of crime and institutional efficacy: an analysis of the social context of offender reintegration.
The systemic model of crime has received considerable empirical attention from criminologists; yet, an often-neglected component of the theoretical framework is the role of social institutions as a source of both formal and informal social control. Accordingly, the current study builds on recent research that considers the importance of institutional strength for the reduction of criminal behavior; in particular, the authors assess the impact of social-structural characteristics on the treatment program integrity (i.e., institutional efficacy) of 38 halfway house programs in Ohio. The authors' results indicate that communities suffering from concentrated resource deprivation have a more difficult time creating and maintaining strong institutions of public social control. The implications for criminological theory and correctional policy are discussed.
Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA. kevin_wright@asu.edu
Kevin A
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Wright
Travis C
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Pratt
Christopher T
CT
Lowenkamp
Edward J
EJ
Latessa
D000850:Anomie; D062309:Community Integration; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006208:Halfway Houses; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D016730:Program Development; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology