The effects of labeling and stereotype threat on offender reintegration

dc.contributor.advisorCesaroni, Carla
dc.contributor.authorBreen, Amanda Hilary
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-19T19:06:13Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-29T17:42:51Z
dc.date.available2011-09-19T19:06:13Z
dc.date.available2022-03-29T17:42:51Z
dc.date.issued2011-05-01
dc.degree.disciplineCriminology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (MA)
dc.description.abstractAfter their release from prison, offenders are faced with many hardships that hinder their reintegration efforts. Often, offenders are stereotyped and face community exclusion due to their criminal record. Much of the literature on reintegration has focused on the way in which society stereotypes offenders, but not how offenders interpret and internalize these stereotypes. This study examines the way offenders internalize the stereotypes associated with having a criminal record, and how this affects their reintegration. Data was gathered by conducting 18 in-depth interviews with offenders at the John Howard Society in Toronto. The interviews showed that all participants felt that they had been negatively labeled by others based on the fact that they have a criminal record and/or spent time in prison. Additionally, five participants indicated experiencing stereotype threat, and believed this phenomenon to have had a negative impact on their ability to reintegrate back into society.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technologyen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10155/168
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectOffendersen
dc.subjectLabelingen
dc.subjectReintegrationen
dc.subjectStereotypeen
dc.subjectThreaten
dc.subjectEmploymenten
dc.titleThe effects of labeling and stereotype threat on offender reintegrationen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCriminology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)

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