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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 developed a theoretical model which embodies propositions derived from the conflict perspective and defined three types of discrimination in the criminal sentencing process: labelling processes, economic discrimination through which lower SES persons and blacks have mediocre attorneys and are less able to make bail, and prejudice, due to judges and juries assign sentences along racial and occupational lines.
Abstract: Recently several researchers using empirical evidence have tested the conflict model of criminal sanctioning In this paper we develop a theoretical model which embodies propositions derived from the conflict perspective The model defines three types of discrimination in the criminal sentencing process They are: (1) labelling processes which define as more serious crimes committed by lower SES persons and blacks; (2) economic discrimination through which lower SES persons and blacks have mediocre attorneys and are less able to make bail, and (3) prejudice, due to which judges and juries assign sentences along racial and occupational lines Data from the Chicago trial courts show gross inequality in sentencing practice between occupations and races due to prejudice and economic discrimination We estimate the “cost” of being of a particular occupation or race in terms of pre-trial incarceration and final disposition With other factors equivalent to those of white proprietors, laborers and non-whites are found to be twice as likely as proprietors to stay incarcerated between arrest and final disposition Further, other factors being equal, laborers and non-whites are given longer prison sentences than the higher SES groups
215 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the evidence pertaining to the effects of imprisonment and pointed out the importance of individual differences in adapting to incarceration, and concluded that a situation-by-person approach may be the most fruitful research strategy.
Abstract: It has been widely assumed that prison is destructive to the psychological and emotional well-being of those it detains. However, this assumption has rarely been critically examined. The present report evaluated the evidence pertaining to the effects of imprisonment. Studies on the effects of prison crowding, long-term imprisonment and short-term detention, solitary confinement, death row, and the health risks associated with imprisonment provide inconclusive evidence regarding the “pains of imprisonment.” Rather, the evidence points to the importance of individual differences in adapting to incarceration. As the use of incarceration is unlikely to decrease in the near future, research on its effects is urgently needed and a situation-by-person approach may be the most fruitful research strategy.
213 citations
TL;DR: Using structured interview data and official records from an incarcerated sample of adult males housed in a Slovene prison, the authors tested hypotheses derived from the process-based model of regula...
Abstract: Using structured interview data and official records from an incarcerated sample of adult males housed in a Slovene prison, this study tests hypotheses derived from the process-based model of regul...
213 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the social patterning of parental imprisonment is discussed. But the authors focus on the mental health and behavioral problems of the parent and not the physical health of the child.
Abstract: Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Social Patterning of Parental Imprisonment 3. Before and After Imprisonment 4. Paternal Incarceration and Mental Health and Behavioral Problems 5. Paternal Incarceration and Infant Mortality 6. Parental Incarceration and Child Homelessness 7. Mass Imprisonment and Childhood Inequality 8. Conclusion Methodological Appendix Notes References Index
213 citations
TL;DR: The Dynamics of Recidivism was cited by the Home Secretary of the Conservative government during the 1990s to support the political doctrine that "prison works". This claim drew on qualitative data from pre- and post-prison interviews of 130 male offenders to uphold a narrow rational choice perspective that emphasised the perceived 'costs' of imprisonment to the offender as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: A 1992 study, The Dynamics of Recidivism, was cited by the Home Secretary of the Conservative government during the 1990s to support the political doctrine that 'prison works'. This claim drew on qualitative data from pre- and post-prison interviews of 130 male offenders to uphold a narrow rational choice perspective that emphasised the perceived 'costs' of imprisonment to the offender. A ten-year reconviction study was carried out as a follow-up to the 1992 study. The subsequent criminal careers of the majority of the sample contradict an assumption that imprisonment has a deterrent impact. In the light of these findings, and an analysis of the differential impacts of subjective and social factors in the experiences of these ex-prisoners, this article reviews the limitations of 'rational choice theory' as a basis for understanding recidivism and desistance from crime.
212 citations