The Contingent Effects of Fatherhood on Offending

Mitchell, Ojmarrh; Landers, Monica; Morales, Melissa

doi:10.1007/s12103-017-9418-2

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“…This finding is consistent with literature showing that close social bonds with romantic partners can act as a deterrent to offending (Nielsen, 2018). It appears that it is the adoption of traditional roles of fatherhood that leads men to desist rather than simply fathering a child (Mitchell et al, 2018).…”

Section: Fathers Crime and Drugssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Fathers are offered more opportunities for justifying having little or no physical contact with their children. The reduced stigma from not adhering to expectations of parenting can facilitate continued involvement in crime and drug use, which is also supported by quantitative studies of fatherhood as a turning point (Datchi, 2017;Mitchell et al, 2018;Theobald et al, 2017).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 86%

“…This literature typically focuses on the influence that fatherhood might have on criminal persistence or desistance (for example, Monsbakken et al, 2012). Overall, this body of work offers mixed findings on the role that becoming a father has on crime over the life course (Datchi, 2017;Mitchell et al, 2018;Theobald et al, 2017). Simply becoming a father has little impact on whether a new father desists from crime.…”

Section: Fathers Crime and Drugsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Dealing with fatherhood: Paternal identities among men in the illegal drug economy

Grundetjern

Copes

Sandberg

2019

European Journal of Criminology

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This study investigates paternal identities among men who are involved in the illegal drug economy in Norway. Using data from life-history interviews, we identified two paternal identities relating to the role fatherhood played in their lives and crimes: struggling fathers and absent fathers. Our analysis demonstrates the structural constraints of fatherhood for crime-involved men, which is rooted in their class positions and enhanced by being situated in hyper-masculine drug markets with little access to hegemonic masculinity. Our study offers a contribution to scholarship on marginalized fatherhood, and highlights the import of paternal identities for understanding the relationship between fatherhood and crime over the life course.

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Section: Fathers Crime and Drugssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Fathers Crime and Drugsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Dealing with fatherhood: Paternal identities among men in the illegal drug economy

Grundetjern

Copes

Sandberg

2019

European Journal of Criminology

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“…Fathers' residential status taps into the potential mechanisms of fatherhood for desistance, as it relates to fathers' structured daily routines, the degree of informal social control, and prosocial identity transformation processes. In line with this, several researchers using data from general population and high-risk samples found that fatherhood is most strongly linked to lower criminal activity among fathers who co-reside with their children (Boonstoppel, 2019;Kerr et al, 2011;O. Mitchell et al, 2018), whereas non-residential fatherhood is associated with higher criminal activity (Landers et al, 2015;O.…”

Section: Fathers' Residential Status Relationship Status and Reoffendingmentioning

confidence: 81%

“…However, available prison-based studies have not accounted for the role of the residential context, which has been found to be a highly relevant factor in the link between fatherhood and offending in studies that do not specifically focus on people released from prison (O. Mitchell et al, 2018;Savolainen, 2009).…”

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Paternal imprisonment, fatherhood, and family relationships

Venema

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In this dissertation, I examine the interplay between paternal imprisonment, fatherhood, and family relationships. Imprisonment and family life have been seen as incompatible (Goffman, 1961). When fathers are imprisoned, they are physically separated from their families and have limited opportunities for meaningful family contact. Family interactions are generally limited to inperson visits, telephone calls, mail, and sometimes video calls. Maintaining family contact is challenging for both fathers in prison and their family members, given the constrained environment in which such contact takes place. For example, visits are subject to restrictions in frequency, duration, privacy, physical contact, free movement, and the number of visitors. Provisions for children, such as toys and play areas, are often limited. Telephone calls are generally made from busy prison wards, with other inmates waiting in line, and are scheduled at specific times that may or may not be convenient for families outside. Overall, imprisonment creates a complex context for family life, presenting numerous challenges for fathers in prison and their family members.Despite these challenges, there may be significant differences in how paternal imprisonment affects fatherhood and family relationships. Various scenarios can be envisioned. In the first scenario, fathers' involvement in family life is greatly reduced, and the relationships between fathers and their family members are harmed as a consequence of imprisonment. These changes in family life may have negative consequences for the well-being of fathers, children, and caregivers. This scenario is likely when fathers were highly involved in family life before their imprisonment. In the second scenario, fathers' imprisonment may provide relief for families. This could be the case when fathers were a destabilizing factor in the family before imprisonment, for example in cases of domestic violence, severe substance abuse, or parental neglect. In this scenario, fathers' absence from family life due to imprisonment may have positive consequences for the well-being of children and caregivers. In the third scenario, father involvement and family relationships remain relatively unaffected by paternal imprisonment, perhaps because fathers were already absent from family life before their imprisonment. In this case, the well-being of family members may not be strongly impacted as in the first two scenarios. In the fourth scenario, fathers' confinement may create an opportunity for families to reconnect. This could occur when family relationships were strained before the fathers' imprisonment, when families 12 Chapter 1 program (Chapter 4). Lastly, I will examine the association between fatherhood and reoffending after release from prison, and investigate the role of fathers' post-release residential status (Chapter 5). Collectively, these studies aim to contribute to the understanding of how fatherhood and family relationships are affected by paternal imprisonment and provide insights into how fathe...

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An Ecological Approach to Understanding the Paternal Commitments of Young Fathers: From the Pregnancy Test to the Child’s First Birthday

Deslauriers

Kiselica

2022

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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The Contingent Effects of Fatherhood on Offending

Cited by 10 publications

References 29 publications

Dealing with fatherhood: Paternal identities among men in the illegal drug economy

Dealing with fatherhood: Paternal identities among men in the illegal drug economy

Paternal imprisonment, fatherhood, and family relationships

An Ecological Approach to Understanding the Paternal Commitments of Young Fathers: From the Pregnancy Test to the Child’s First Birthday

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