Thomas P. LeBel

TL;DR: In this paper, a prospective study of 130 male property offenders, interviewed in the 1990s (the Oxford Recidivism Study), and followed up 10 years later, showed that subjective states measured before release have a direct effect on recidivism as well as indirect effects through their impact on social circumstances experienced after release from prison.

TL;DR: In this article, a social psychological approach is used to examine stigma from the perspective of formerly incarcerated persons, and three scales were constructed to assess 229 formerly incarcerated individuals' perceptions of stigma toward former prisoners as a group, themselves personally, and actual rejection experiences.

TL;DR: In this paper, a literature review primarily addresses perceptions of and responses to stigma from the insider's or target's perspective, including defining stigma, public opinion and attitudes toward the stigmatized, measurement of perceptions of stigma and discrimination, coping strategies employed by stigmatized persons to deal with stigma, the impact of stigma in terms of psychological and behavioral outcomes, explanations of coping strategies and outcomes, and strategies and interventions to reduce stigma.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether, how, and why the staff members of prisoner reentry programs differ from the clients, and found that the former prisoners are more likely to desist from a deviant career by replacing it with an occupation as a paraprofessional, lay therapist, or counselor.

TL;DR: In this paper, a 4-item helper/wounded healer orientation scale was developed to determine if this orientation is related to psychological well-being and/or acts as a sort of buffer against criminality.