Open AccessArrested Friendships? Justice Involvement and Interpersonal Exclusion among Rural Youth
Author(s) -
Wade C. Jacobsen,
Daniel T. Ragan,
Mei Hsueh Yang,
Emily L. Nadel,
Mark E. Feinberg
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of research in crime and delinquency/the journal of research in crime and delinquency
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.929
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1552-731X
pISSN - 0022-4278
DOI - 10.1177/00224278211048942
Subject(s) - homophily , friendship , social psychology , psychology , disadvantaged , developmental psychology , peer group , interpersonal communication , normative , political science , law
We examine the impacts of adolescent arrest on friendship networks. In particular, we extend labeling theory by testing hypotheses for three potential mechanisms of interpersonal exclusion related to the stigma of arrest: rejection, withdrawal, and homophily.