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Are Schools in Prison Worth It? The Effects and Economic Returns of Prison Education
Recent expansions in prison school offerings and the re-introduction of the Second Chance Pell Grant have heightened the need for a better...
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Prison Officers International Perspectives on Prison Work
This edited collection brings together academics, lawyers, civil servants, and researchers working in the human rights NGO sector, to explore the...
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Incarcerated Veterans and their Adaptation to Prison
In 2016, an estimated 107,400 veterans were incarcerated in the U.S. (Maruschak et al.,
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Health decline in prison and the effects of sporting activity: results of the Hessian prison sports study
BackgroundPrevious studies about health in prisons conclude that incarceration has detrimental consequences for physical and mental health. It is...
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Gang affiliation and prison violence: a comparison of matching analyses
ObjectivesThe current study examines the influence of gang affiliation and specific gangs on prison misconduct, particularly serious and assaultive...
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Prison Violence in Latin America: Criminal Governance and an Absent State
Using a survey applied to incarcerated populations in Latin American countries, this study aims to examine the factors that determine the existence...
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Attitudinal schemas and academy training receptivity: a quasi-experimental study of prison officers
ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess whether the receptivity of prison officers toward academy training differs based on their views of...
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The impact of correctional officer gender on prison suicide
Correctional officers are critical members of the prison community. However, scholarship rarely considers how correctional officers contribute to...
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The Prison Emerges
This chapter will explore: punishment prior to the emergence of the modern prison; how the modern prison retained some of the features of the old...
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Working in Prison
This chapter will explore: the demographics of prison staffPrison staff in England and Wales; the roles and duties of uniformed prison staff, with a...
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How Far does Prison Punishment Extend? Re-entry Processes in the Digitalised Society
This article questions how far punishment extends in a digitalised society, focusing on the complexities in relation to prison release and re-entry...
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Understanding the impact of Covid-19 on the delivery and receipt of prison healthcare: an international sco** review
BackgroundPeople being held in prison are particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 infection, as places of detention are high-risk environments for spread...
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Dying in Prison Deaths from Natural Causes in Prison Culture, Regimes and Relationships
This book uses empirical data gathered using ethnographic methods in two contrasting prisons to provide a rare insight into death and dying in...
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Moral Case Deliberation in Dutch Prisons: Experienced Outcomes and the Moral Learning of Prison Staff
We present a study about an ethics support instrument, Moral Case Deliberation (MCD), which is used to support and further professionalize Dutch...
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From evidence to practice: how to increase procedurally just practice in the handling of prison complaints
ObjectiveTo test the process and impact of a complaints handling prototype to enhance the practical application of procedural justice (PJ) principles...
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Marijuana legalization and racial disparities in prison incarceration in Colorado and Washington State: a quasi-experimental study
ObjectivesThis study examines the impact of recreational marijuana legalization on Black-White disparities in overall prison incarceration and...
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Locating Prison Officers in the Prison Reforms Discourse: Insights from India
In India, prisons are characterised by overcrowding, with over 75% of prisoners awaiting trial (i.e. remanded into custody or awaiting trial in...
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When prison gangs become organized crime: Studying protection arrangements and their consequences
Despite interest in the subject, the study of prison gangs has been meagre since the late 1980s. Occasional studies appear, but they tend to focus on...
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Access to justice in prisons or the limitations of prison defense
This article sought to understand the adequacy of criminal defense services within prisons. By analyzing secondary data and interviews, it describes...
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Ukrainian Prison Officers and Their Power
Finding research on prison officers that does not emphasise their importance—even centrality—to prisons’ daily operation and to the implementation of...