The imprisoned nonviolent drug offender: Specialized martyr or versatile career criminal?

Matt Delisi

doi:10.1007/bf02885692

The imprisoned nonviolent drug offender: Specialized martyr or versatile career criminal?

American Journal of Criminal Justice ◽

10.1007/bf02885692 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 167-182 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Matt Delisi

Keyword(s):

Drug Offender ◽

Career Criminal

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The Armed Career Criminal Act: Imprecise, Indeterminate, and Unconstitutional

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2698973 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Schearer

Keyword(s):

Career Criminal

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Considerations in Sentencing the Drug Offender

Journal of Psychedelic Drugs ◽

10.1080/02791072.1977.10472061 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 301-309 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

James C. Weissman

Keyword(s):

Drug Offender

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Career Criminal

The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.4135/9781412972024.n300 ◽

2012 ◽

Keyword(s):

Career Criminal

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Justice-Involved Women

Affilia ◽

10.1177/0886109918762555 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 346-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Elizabeth Karyn Allen

Keyword(s):

Exploratory Study ◽

Regression Models ◽

Mass Incarceration ◽

Community Reintegration ◽

Holistic Model ◽

Men And Women ◽

Community Reentry ◽

Career Criminal ◽

Persistent Offender ◽

Incarcerated Population

Women are the fastest growing sector of the incarcerated population. Community reentry is challenging for both men and women. However, pathways out of crime and reintegration have been found to be more complex for women. This article uses empowerment and narrative theories as conceptual frameworks and to contextualize the findings of this exploratory study. The findings indicate that self-identifying as persistent offender and/or career criminal, together with marginalization (ethnicity, poverty, and education) impact redemptive narratives of justice-involved women and their ability to create successful lives after incarceration. Using regression models, this study aimed to create a holistic model that integrated both micro and macro factors to better understand the complexities for community reintegration for justice-involved women. It sought to frame the experience of reintegration and the desistance process with a feminist lens, drawing greatly from community reentry literature in an era of mass incarceration.

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