Comparing Employment Trajectories before and after First Imprisonment in Four Nordic Countries

Aaltonen, Mikko; Skarðhamar, Torbjørn; Nilsson, Anders; Andersen, Lars Højsgaard; Bäckman, Olof; Llanes-Estrada, Felipe J.; Danielsson, Petri

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“…Conditions in Danish and Nordic prisons are different from those in American prisons and the release processes differ too (Aaltonen et al, 2017;Scharff Smith & Ugelvik, 2017). The preparation for release while the prisoner is still in prison, as well as the follow-up during his or her transition to a less restricted conduct of life, however, are important in both traditions, to try to minimize the risk of reoffending or other negative consequences.…”

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4. Understandings of the Natural World from a Generational Perspective

Wright

2020

Discourses We Live By

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4. Understandings of the Natural World from a Generational Perspective

Wright

2020

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“…Research on ex-prisoners in Norway shows people in employment are less likely to be re-incarcerated (Aaltonen et al 2017;Telle 2009, 2012), albeit that most stop committing crime prior to the transition into employment (Skardhamar and Savolainen 2014). Employment is best seen then as something that helps desistance bed in, rather than as an initiator.…”

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An Unpaid Debt to Society: How ‘Punishment Debt’ Affects Reintegration and Desistance From Crime in Norway

Todd-Kvam

2019

The British Journal of Criminology

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The Scandinavian exceptionalism literature has highlighted the relatively progressive and rehabilitative nature of imprisonment in Norway, with the Norwegian Correctional Services taking the view that those convicted of crimes have paid their debt to society at the end of their sentence. However, other parts of the Norwegian state take a more stringent view, imposing and enforcing significant and persistent debts on offenders. This article, based on official documents and interviews with Norwegian desisters and probation caseworkers, analyses how living with debt poses a major challenge for reintegration and desistance. Referred to informally as ‘punishment debt’, this pervasive but less visible aspect of Norwegian penality demonstrates the need to broaden the penal exceptionalism research agenda beyond the confines of the prison.

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“…A distinct advantage of cross-national research is that European scholars frequently have access to population-wide digital registries on many individual circumstances, including education, marriage and cohabitation, fertility, military service, and residence, in addition to criminal justice involvement and employment. To date, the most rigorous research on the incarceration-employment relationship outside the U.S. has been performed in the Netherlands (Ramakers et al, 2014;Ramakers, van Wilsem, & Apel, 2012;Van der Geest, Bijleveld, Blokland, & Nagin, 2016;Verbruggen, 2016) and the Nordic countries (Aaltonen et al, 2017;Andersen, 2015;Landersø, 2015).…”

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“…Among women, recent conviction (but not incarceration) was associated with a significantly lower employment likelihood, and like the men, unemployment history was strongly related to current employment. Aaltonen et al (2017) investigated employment before and after incarceration in four Nordic welfare states: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The samples were composed of individuals imprisoned for the first time for a maximum of one year, and differed considerably in the degree of labor market attachment prior to incarceration as well as employment prospects following incarceration.…”

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Impact of Incarceration on Employment Prospects

Apel¹,

Ramakers²

2018

Handbook on the Consequences of Sentencing and Punishment Decisions

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Comparing Employment Trajectories before and after First Imprisonment in Four Nordic Countries

Cited by 45 publications

References 35 publications

4. Understandings of the Natural World from a Generational Perspective

4. Understandings of the Natural World from a Generational Perspective

An Unpaid Debt to Society: How ‘Punishment Debt’ Affects Reintegration and Desistance From Crime in Norway

Impact of Incarceration on Employment Prospects

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