Abstract Criminal social identity (CSI) is a factor for criminal behavior. CSI should therefore be a target of interventive strategies aiming to reduce the risk of re-offending. To date, there is limited knowledge on how CSI is expressed among individuals with different criminal histories, undermining the efforts to develop and target appropriate rehabilitative strategies. In the present investigation, network analysis was applied to model the pattern of relationships between different crime types and CSI. In total, eight networks were estimated among prisoners from the USA (n = 772), UK (n = 638), and Poland (n = 1591). Results show different pathways between CSI scores and crime types across samples. CSI formed positive links with acquisitive crime among U.S. and Polish male prisoners. Homicide formed negative associations with CSI among male prisoners from the USA and Poland as well as U.S. female prisoners. Crimes for which an individual is likely to face social stigmatization were positively associated with CSI in U.S. females and UK males. It is anticipated that from these results, we will be able to build a better understanding of the structural relationships between different types of criminal activity and CSI, subsequently leading to more effective rehabilitation strategies.

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犯罪类型与犯罪社会认同之间的路径：一种网络方法

摘要 犯罪社会认同（CSI）是犯罪行为的一个因素。因此，CSI 应该成为旨在降低再次犯罪风险的干预策略的目标。迄今为止，关于 CSI 如何在具有不同犯罪历史的个体中表达的知识有限，这破坏了制定和针对适当的康复策略的努力。在目前的调查中，网络分析被用来模拟不同犯罪类型和犯罪现场调查之间的关系模式。在来自美国（n = 772）、英国（n = 638）和波兰（n = 1591）的囚犯中，总共估计了八个网络。结果显示了跨样本的 CSI 分数和犯罪类型之间的不同途径。CSI 与美国和波兰男性囚犯的贪污犯罪形成了积极的联系。在美国和波兰的男性囚犯以及美国女性囚犯中，凶杀与 CSI 形成了负面关联。个人可能面临社会污名化的犯罪与美国女性和英国男性的 CSI 呈正相关。预计从这些结果中，我们将能够更好地了解不同类型的犯罪活动与 CSI 之间的结构关系，从而导致更有效的康复策略。