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Prison
About: Prison is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 25120 publications have been published within this topic receiving 470474 citations. The topic is also known as: jail & gaol.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors reflect on some of the tensions experienced in doing prison research, both qualitative and quantitative styles of research, in so far as they can be characterized as discrete styles.
Abstract: This article reflects on some of the tensions experienced in doing prison research. Both qualitative and quantitative `styles of research'—in so far as they can be characterized as discrete styles—...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the consequences of recycling parolees in and out of families and communities, including community cohesion and social disorganization, work and economic well-being, family matters, mental and physical health, political alienation, and housing and homelessness.
Abstract: Changes in sentencing practices, coupled with a decrease in prison rehabilitation programs, have placed new demands on the U.S. parole system. Nearly 700,000 parolees are “doing time” on the streets. Most have been released to a parole system that provides few services and imposes conditions that almost guarantee failure. This article examines the state of parole in today's corrections environment—from indeterminate and determinate sentencing policies to investing in prisoner reentry programs. Specifically, the article analyzes the following collateral consequences involved with recycling parolees in and out of families and communities: community cohesion and social disorganization, work and economic well-being, family matters, mental and physical health, political alienation, and housing and homelessness. The future of parole is also discussed, and the author urges a rethinking of discretionary parole release.
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15 Oct 2009
TL;DR: The Prison Tourism: The Cultural Work and Play of Punishment 5 Prison Portents: Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror 6 Prison Science: Of Faith and Futility 7 Prison Otherwise: Cultural Meanings beyond Punishment as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Notes on Becoming a Penal Spectator 2 Prison Theory: Engaging the Work of Punishment 3 Prison Iconography: Regarding the Pain of Others 4 Prison Tourism: The Cultural Work and Play of Punishment 5 Prison Portents: Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror 6 Prison Science: Of Faith and Futility 7 Prison Otherwise: Cultural Meanings beyond Punishment Notes References Index About the Author
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TL;DR: A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effectiveness of correctional treatment for reducing institutional misconducts and the magnitudes of various indices of treatment effect size with respect to misconducts were remarkably similar to results in the correctional treatment literature.
Abstract: A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effectiveness of correctional treatment for reducing institutional misconducts. Sixty-eight studies generated 104 effect sizes involving 21,467 offenders. Behavioral treatment programs produced the strongest effects (r = .26, CI = .18to .34). The numbers of criminogenic needs targeted and program therapeutic integrity were found to be important moderators of effect size. Prison programs producing the greatest reductions in misconduct were also associated with larger reductions in recidivism. The magnitudes of various indices of treatment effect size with respect to misconducts were remarkably similar to results in the correctional treatment literature where community recidivism is the criterion. Recommendations are made that will assist prison authorities to manage prisons in a safe and humane manner.
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