Arrest history, stigma, and self-esteem: a modified labeling theory approach to understanding how arrests impact lives.

Meghan L SmithChristina W HovenKeely Cheslack-PostavaGeorge J MusaJudith WicksLarkin McReynoldsMichaeline BresnahanBruce G Link

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2022)

Being arrested affects self-esteem to a greater degree among persons who hold stigmatizing views about people with arrest records. These findings support a modified labeling theory of arrest-related stigma.

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