@article{ref1,
title="Can social support overcome the individual and structural challenges of being a sex offender? Assessing the social support-recidivism link",
journal="International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology",
year="2019",
author="Kras, Kimberly R.",
volume="63",
number="1",
pages="32-54",
abstract="Social support is important for individual's successful reentry; however, little is known about how it operates or is influenced by individual and structural factors. Understanding how social support matters for individuals convicted of a sex offense is especially important as they may have a different reentry experience due to the nature of their crime and post-conviction restrictions. This study examines the nature and effects of instrumental and expressive social support from family, friends, intimate partners, and parole officers on recidivism for a sample of men convicted of sex offenses using mixed methods. <br><br>RESULTS show that family, friend, and intimate partner support had no effects on recidivism, however participants reporting a positive relationship with their parole officer were more likely to return to prison. Qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews sheds light on how the nature of these relationships might explain the social support-recidivism link in a high stakes population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-624X",
doi="10.1177/0306624X18784191",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X18784191"
}