Study Suggests People With Tattoos Face Stigmatization in Justice System
Study Suggests People With Tattoos Face Stigmatization in Justice System
Study Suggests People With , Tattoos Face Stigmatization , in Justice System.
A new study suggests that both men and women with permanent tattoos face a higher risk of arrest, conviction and incarceration, potentially as a result of stigmatization.
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The study was published in the journal 'Deviant Behavior.'.
PsyPost reports that stigmatization includes labeling, stereotyping and discrimination against people or groups based on a specific characteristic or attribute.
PsyPost reports that stigmatization includes labeling, stereotyping and discrimination against people or groups based on a specific characteristic or attribute.
According to some studies, stigma can also impact how the criminal justice system reacts to individuals.
Rima Dzhansarayeva, the study's author, and her colleagues looked to explore the odds of a tattooed individual being processed through the justice system compared to someone without tattoos.
Researchers looked at data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, which ran between 1994 and 2008.
The results suggested that men are over twice as likely to be arrested, nearly four times more likely to be convicted and three times more likely to be incarcerated than women.
The results suggested that men are over twice as likely to be arrested, nearly four times more likely to be convicted and three times more likely to be incarcerated than women.
According to the study, people with tattoos reported higher levels of delinquency, high exposure to delinquent peers and were more likely to be receiving public assistance.
The results revealed that, for males and females, having a permanent tattoo was associated with an increased risk of being arrested, convicted, and incarcerated .., Study authors, via PsyPost.
... even after controlling for the effects of self-reported crime and delinquency, levels of self-control, exposure to delinquent peers, and key demographic factors, Study authors, via PsyPost.
Taken together, these results suggest that having a permanent tattoo may have a labeling effect that is used to process persons through the criminal justice system, Study authors, via PsyPost
