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Changing Prison Into a Therapeutic Milieu: Evidence From the Israeli National Rehabilitation Center for Prisoners

Lior Gideon, +2 more
- 23 Feb 2010 - 
- Vol. 90, Iss: 2, pp 179-202
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Results suggest that the therapeutic milieu inside the Sharon prison was significantly different from other prison-based therapeutic modalities and that this difference may be responsible for improved treatment retention and compliance as well as lowering recidivism rates.
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This study examines how a change in prison milieu affected both inmate and staff experiences of treatment within a regular correctional facility. Specifically, the study seeks to demonstrate how a ...

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Thinking About Crime

Walter Bromberg
- 01 Mar 1976 - 

Hard Time: Understanding and Reforming the Prison

Diann T. Sollie
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Psychiatric Diagnoses and Multiyear Criminal Recidivism in a Canadian Provincial Offender Population

Stefanie N. Rezansoff, +3 more
- 01 Nov 2013 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined offender trajectories within a Canadian Provincial offender population (N 31,014), and observed that offenders with non-substance-related mental disorders were at no greater risk of recidivism than those with no diagnosis.
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Book Review: Life Without Parole: Living in Prison Today:

Kristi L. Hoffman
- 01 Apr 2005 - 
TL;DR: The second edition of the book as mentioned in this paper has been updated with a conceptual framework and empirical application, allowing for a more thorough development of concepts such as environmental justice and environmental risk, which are key dimensions within the broader field of environmental sociology.

Drugs in Prison

Penelope Green
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The art of case study research

Robert E. Stake
TL;DR: In this article, an intensive study of case study research methods is presented, focusing on the Unique Case Research Questions and the Nature of Qualitative Research Data Gathering Analysis and Interpretation Case Researcher Roles Triangulation.
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Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

W. Lawrence Neuman
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the literature and conduct ethical studies in social research and the politics of social research in the context of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, and concluded that the need for qualitative and quantitative data is critical for social science research.
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Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

H. Russell Bernard
TL;DR: In this article, the Foundations of Social Research are discussed, and a background to research is discussed, as well as research design and experimental thinking, and qualitative and quantitative data analysis are discussed.
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Does correctional treatment work? a clinically relevant and psychologically informed meta-analysis *

Demetra Andrews, +5 more
- 01 Aug 1990 - 
TL;DR: Clinical sensitivity and a psychologically informed perspective on crime may assist in the renewed service, research, and conceptual efforts that are strongly indicated by the review.
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Thinking about crime

James F. Wilson
TL;DR: A revised edition of Thinking About Crime as discussed by the authors introduces a new generation of readers to the theories and ideas that have been so influential in shaping the American justice system, as well as a new foreword by the prominent scholar and best-selling author Charles Murray.