ARTICLE TWO I chose the research, Does Incarceration Change the Criminal Identity? A Synthesis of Labeling and Identity Theory Perspectives on Identity Change by Asencio & Burke (2011), for a variety of reasons. First, I believe that this type of research is tremendously needed within the criminal justice system to better understand how incarceration changes offenders in relation to their identities and how they perhaps change their identities. Also, an important aspect of this literature was that it was published in 2011, which is fairly recent. This for me is crucial, it shows me that this is a pressing issue and the criminal justice system is doing something about this issue, and there are researchers out there working on this trying to
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This was quite an interesting topic to learn about, since I had honestly never learned about this in any other criminology class. This study took drug offenders, and studied not only their own self-view and identity over time, they also incorporated labeling theory. By incorporating labeling theory I was able to gain even more knowledge about reflected appraisals, and how these types of appraisals impact an offender as well. This study was consistent in the fact that it mentioned that shifting identities does take time. Offenders cannot just decide one day to shift their identity to whatever they decide. The offenders in this study were incarcerated, and provided with rehabilitative methods to assist them over a long period of time in the shifting process. Therefore, I would this research extremely relevant to what we learned in class this …show more content…
While I believe it important to start the rehabilitative process in prison, and start services, maybe this aspect needs to be covered the hardest once the offender is released from prison. Then, there are more available resources for him or her to be successful. I believe one major issue here is going to be the actual gaining of the necessary resources to make this type of services available to offenders. Also, labeling was created as a deterrent, and sadly it did the opposite of what it was created to do. Therefore, I believe the criminal justice system needs to continue to do research in this area, because clearly we have not made enough progress yet to help the ones who need it!
Source:
Asencio, E. K. & Burke, P. J. (2011). Does Incarceration Change the Criminal Identity? A Synthesis of Labeling and Identity Theory Perspectives on Identity Change. Sociological Perspectives, 54(2),
This was quite an interesting topic to learn about, since I had honestly never learned about this in any other criminology class. This study took drug offenders, and studied not only their own self-view and identity over time, they also incorporated labeling theory. By incorporating labeling theory I was able to gain even more knowledge about reflected appraisals, and how these types of appraisals impact an offender as well. This study was consistent in the fact that it mentioned that shifting identities does take time. Offenders cannot just decide one day to shift their identity to whatever they decide. The offenders in this study were incarcerated, and provided with rehabilitative methods to assist them over a long period of time in the shifting process. Therefore, I would this research extremely relevant to what we learned in class this …show more content…
While I believe it important to start the rehabilitative process in prison, and start services, maybe this aspect needs to be covered the hardest once the offender is released from prison. Then, there are more available resources for him or her to be successful. I believe one major issue here is going to be the actual gaining of the necessary resources to make this type of services available to offenders. Also, labeling was created as a deterrent, and sadly it did the opposite of what it was created to do. Therefore, I believe the criminal justice system needs to continue to do research in this area, because clearly we have not made enough progress yet to help the ones who need it!
Source:
Asencio, E. K. & Burke, P. J. (2011). Does Incarceration Change the Criminal Identity? A Synthesis of Labeling and Identity Theory Perspectives on Identity Change. Sociological Perspectives, 54(2),