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Capital and Punishment: A Novel Model of Reoffending

ABSTRACT Stafford and Warr’s (1993) reconceptualization of deterrence theory suggests people are deterred from offending through a combination of both personal and vicarious punishment experiences. Receiving punishment, or knowing of others who have received punishment, should decrease the likelihood of recidivism; however, data collected at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility suggests otherwise. This study finds that personal and vicarious punishment experiences have a criminogenic effect on self-reported perceived likelihood of re-offending, and divergent levels of capital in both prison and the community may account for this. Relationships between punishment, divergent capital, and perceived likelihood of re-offending are incorporated into the Capital and Punishment Model of Re-offending, offering a novel conceptualization as to why some inmates are more likely to re-offend upon release.