The “STICKINESS” of stigma: Guilt by association after a friend's arrest

IF 4.6 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Criminology Pub Date : 2023-03-30 DOI:10.1111/1745-9125.12333

Erin Tinney

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Abstract

Prior research has examined the consequences of one’s police contact, but the consequences of vicarious police contact are not as well known. This study expands on labeling theory and the concept of “stickiness” by assessing whether a friend’s arrest increases the likelihood of one’s police contact. Using a sample of rural youth (N = 13,170), I find that a friend’s arrest is associated with an increase in the likelihood of one’s first arrest the next year after accounting for other predictors of police contact. Based on my theoretical framework, I interpret this finding as “guilt by association.” In addition, ending relationships with friends who have been arrested does not significantly impact this relationship. This study concludes that police contact may be harmful for a youth’s social network and builds on the concept of stickiness by suggesting that stigma not only sticks from one individual to another but may also stay despite efforts to end one’s association with the arrested individual. The study expands on preexisting research on the consequences of adolescent police contact by introducing a friend’s police contact as a way

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污名的“粘性”：朋友被捕后的联想内疚

先前的研究已经调查了一个人与警察接触的后果，但替代警察接触的结果并不为人所知。这项研究通过评估朋友被捕是否会增加与警察接触的可能性，扩展了标签理论和“粘性”的概念。使用一个农村青年样本（N=13170），我发现，在考虑了警察接触的其他预测因素后，朋友的被捕与第二年第一次被捕的可能性增加有关。根据我的理论框架，我将这一发现解释为“联想内疚”。此外，结束与被捕朋友的关系并不会对这种关系产生重大影响。这项研究得出结论，警察的接触可能对青少年的社交网络有害，并建立在粘性概念的基础上，表明污名不仅在一个人与另一个人之间持续存在，而且可能会持续存在，尽管人们努力结束与被捕者的联系。这项研究扩展了先前关于青少年与警察接触后果的研究，引入了朋友与警察的接触，使个人更有可能参与司法系统。

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Criminology CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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8.10

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6.90%

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期刊介绍： Criminology is devoted to crime and deviant behavior. Disciplines covered in Criminology include: - sociology - psychology - design - systems analysis - decision theory Major emphasis is placed on empirical research and scientific methodology. Criminology"s content also includes articles which review the literature or deal with theoretical issues stated in the literature as well as suggestions for the types of investigation which might be carried out in the future.