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Prison as a Turning Point? The Conditional Nature of Incarceration in Women's Offending Trajectories

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Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

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Abstract

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Volume 63, Issue 4-5, Page 460-499, August 2026.
ObjectivesThis study examines incarceration as a turning point in criminal trajectories. It explores how offending behavior changes following incarceration and whether these changes vary based on prior offending patterns and specific prison experiences....