Newson, Martha ORCID: 0000-0001-7700-9562 , Peitz, Linus, Cunliffe, Jack and Whitehouse, Harvey (2024) Social cohesion may be antidote to global prison crisis. Nature Human Behavior. ISSN 2397-3374 (Online) (In Press)

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Abstract

As incarceration rates continue to rise globally, the need to reduce rates of reoffending grows ever more urgent. We consider whether positive group bonds can improve behaviours among prisoners via a unique soccer-based prison intervention, the Twinning Project. We analyse effects of participation compared to a control group (S1, N = 676, N = 1874 control cases), longitudinal patterns of social cohesion underlying these effects (S2, N = 388), and explore desistance from crime after release (S3, N = 249). As law-abiding behaviour also requires a supportive receiving community, we investigated the factors influencing willingness to employ formerly incarcerated people in online samples (S4-9, N = 1,797). Results indicate that the ability to bond with stigmatised groups (e.g., formerly incarcerated people) is crucial to willingness to support reintegration efforts. To help address the global prison crisis, interventions must focus on improved behaviour plus both employment and positive group alignments on release, thus reducing costs of incarceration, while improving opportunities to integrate.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	identity fusion; identification; prison; receiving communities; social identity
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2024 09:07
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/47447

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