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  • 023702

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  • Published 2009.
  • 9 pages.

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  • Families Of Inmates
  • Offender Reintegration

The Impact of Marital and Relationship Status on Social Outcomes for Returning Prisoners

Publication year: 2009 | Cataloged on: Apr. 28, 2009
ANNOTATION: The relationship between marriage or intimate partnership and recidivism, substance use, and employment is examined. Sections of this report include: summary; defining relationship status; methodology; selection into marriage and relationships; variable definitions; results; and discussion about age, relationship quality, self-selection into marriage, and areas for further research. "Overall, the findings suggest that in-prison programs that strengthen the quality of married relationships may improve recidivism and substance use outcomes after release" (p. 1).
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