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Author: Kyser, Anna M.
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Widdowson, Alex O.
Kyser, Anna M.
Investigating the Impact of Prior Criminal Justice Contact on Labor Market Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Propensity Score Analysis
Crime and Delinquency published online (21 January 2024).
Also: https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287231225139
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): COVID-19/Coronavirus Pandemic; Criminal Justice System; Labor Force Participation; Labor Market Outcomes

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97) and a supplemental COVID sample of NLSY97 respondents, we examined the associations between three measures of criminal justice contact and several indicators of labor market participation during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings indicated that a history of adult criminal justice contact was associated with higher odds of being out of the labor market during the pandemic. However, among those in the workforce, criminal justice contact was also associated with higher odds of stopping work, working reduced hours, experiencing decreased wages, not working from home, and having close contact with others at work. Additional analyses suggest that deeper levels of contact were sometimes associated with worse outcomes.
Bibliography Citation
Widdowson, Alex O. and Anna M. Kyser. "Investigating the Impact of Prior Criminal Justice Contact on Labor Market Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Propensity Score Analysis." Crime and Delinquency published online (21 January 2024).
2. Widdowson, Alex O.
Ranson, J. W. Andrew
Kyser, Anna M.
Continuity of Offending in Young Adulthood: A Test of Moffitt's Snares Hypothesis
Crime and Delinquency published online (5 November 2021): DOI: 10.1177/00111287211052443.
Also: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00111287211052443
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Crime; High School Dropouts; Incarceration/Jail; Injuries; Mothers, Adolescent; Substance Use; Transition, Adulthood; Unemployment

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Moffitt's snares hypothesis posits that snares--such as addiction to drugs and alcohol, time spent incarcerated, unemployment, teenage parenthood, high school dropout, and disabling injuries--can trap individuals into persistent patterns of offending during periods in the lifecourse when desistance is normative. We test this hypothesis using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to examine the associations and mechanisms between snare exposure and criminal offending during young adulthood. Results indicate that snare exposure was associated with increased offending and that this was in part due to snare exposure undermining a successful transition to adulthood, harming health, and producing social disadvantage. Moreover, the association between snare exposure and offending varied for different life-course offending trajectories.
Bibliography Citation
Widdowson, Alex O., J. W. Andrew Ranson and Anna M. Kyser. "Continuity of Offending in Young Adulthood: A Test of Moffitt's Snares Hypothesis." Crime and Delinquency published online (5 November 2021): DOI: 10.1177/00111287211052443.