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Collateral Consequences of Punishment: A Critical Review and Path Forward
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The unprecedented growth of the penal system in the United States has motivated an expansive volume of research on the collateral consequences of punishment. In this review, we take stock of what is known about these collateral consequences, particularly in the domains of health, employment, housing, debt, civic involvement, families, and communities. Yet the full reckoning of the formal and informal consequences of mass incarceration and the tough-on-crime era is hindered by a set of thorny challenges that are both methodological and theoretical in nature. We examine these enduring challenges, which include (a) the importance of minimizing selection bias, (b) consideration of treatment heterogeneity, and (c) identification of causal mechanisms underlying collateral consequences. We conclude the review with a focused discussion on promising directions for future research, including insights into data infrastructure, opportunities for policy tests, and suggestions for expanding the field of inquiry.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kirk, D. S., & Wakefield, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Venue
- Annual Review of Criminology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 2018-01-13
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 171-194
- ISSN
- 2572-4568 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2118512134
- Cited by
- 346
- References
- 146
- Citations by year
- 2026: 37 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 50 · 2023: 39 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 10
- FWCI
- 5.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Annual Review of Criminology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Social Sciences › Education › Education Discipline and Inequality
- Keywords
- mass incarceration, employment effects, health effects, debt, citizen participation, family impact, community impact, selection bias, treatment effect heterogeneity, causal mechanisms, data infrastructure, criminal justice policy
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