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