Pathways between types of crime and criminal social identity: A network approach

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Criminal social identity (CSI) is a factor for criminal behavior. CSI should therefore be target of interventive strategies aiming to reduce the risk re-offending. To date, there limited knowledge on how expressed among individuals with different histories, undermining efforts develop and appropriate rehabilitative strategies. In present investigation, network analysis was applied model pattern relationships between crime types CSI. total, eight networks were estimated prisoners from USA (n = 772), UK 638), Poland 1591). Results show pathways scores across samples. formed positive links acquisitive U.S. Polish male prisoners. Homicide negative associations as well female Crimes which an individual likely face stigmatization positively associated in females males. It anticipated that these results, we will able build better understanding structural activity CSI, subsequently leading more effective rehabilitation