Vicarious Exposure to the Criminal Legal System Among Parents and Siblings.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study documents life course patterns of vicarious exposure to the criminal legal system among parents and siblings in the United States.

Background

The criminal legal system shapes family outcomes in important ways. Still, life course patterns of vicarious exposure to the system-especially to lower-level contacts-among parents and siblings are not well documented.

Method

Using longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Kaplan-Meier survival curves, and Cox regression models, we estimate cumulative risks of vicarious exposure to arrest, probation, and incarceration among parents (n=3,885 parents; 185,444 person-years) and siblings (n=1,875; 44,766 person-years) and examine disparities by race-ethnicity, gender, and education, and at their

SUBMITTER: Boen CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9787015 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature