Understanding and Reducing Prison Violence

Understanding and Reducing Prison Violence

An Integrated Social Control-Opportunity Perspective

Steiner, Benjamin; Wooldredge, John

Taylor & Francis Ltd

12/2019

174

Dura

Inglês

9781138552609

15 a 20 dias

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Explaining Prison Violence

A Multi-level Social Control-Opportunity Perspective

Project Background

Overview of Chapters

References

Notes

Chapter 2. Prison Violence: Explanations and Evidence

Violent Offending and Victimization Among Inmates

Deprivation theory

Importation theory

Management theories

Integrated models

General theories of crime and victimization

Violent Victimization of Prison Officers

Summary

References

Chapter 3. A Multilevel Social Control-Opportunity Framework for Understanding Prison Violence

Inmate Violence

Inmate-level contributors to violent offending

Prison-level contributors to violent offending

Managerial contributors to violent offending

Inmate Victimization

Inmate-level contributors to violent victimization

Prison-level contributors to violent victimization

Officer Victimization

Officer-level contributors to violent victimization

Prison-level contributors to officer victimization

Summary

References

Chapter 4. Study Attributes

Samples

Facility samples

Cross-sectional inmate samples

Longitudinal inmate samples

Correctional officer samples

Data Sources

Inmate surveys

Officer surveys

Warden survey and observation instrument

Measures

Full sample of Ohio and Kentucky inmates

Sub-sample of Ohio inmates confronted by prison staff for rule violations

Sample of Ohio and Kentucky correctional officers

Sample of Ohio and Kentucky prisons

Statistical Analysis

Summary

Notes

References

Chapter 5. Identifying the Most Relevant Effects on Violent Offending and Victimization in Ohio and Kentucky Prisons

Inmate Offending

Full sample

Ohio sample

Reduced sample

Inmate Victimization: Full Sample

Violence at Work: Correctional Officer Sample

Summary

Chapter 6. Implications for a Multilevel Social Control-Opportunity Theory of In-Prison Violence

A Theoretical Understanding of Violent Offending and Victimization in Prison

Inmate violence

Inmate victimization by violence

Officer victimization and safety

A Theoretically Informed Approach to Reducing In-Prison Violence

Summary

Notes

References

Chapter 7. Informing Strategies for Preventing Prison Violence

Facilities and Structure

Custodial Workforce and Resources

Adequately educated, well-trained, and experienced officers

Properly equipped staff

Regular communication among officers

Strong leadership with clear communication of officers' roles

Proper supervision and support of officers

Effective use of officers

Healthy officer culture

Encourage officers to develop constructive relationships with inmates

Diverse officer workforce

Professional work environment

Regular searches of inmates and cells

Staff exposure in housing units and living areas

Maintain staff perceptions of a safe environment

Programs and Services

Programs to address inmate needs

Productive time use

Facilitate inmate visitation

Sufficient operational budgets

Outlets for inmates to relieve stress

Inmate Populations

Managing large populations

Avoid feeding racial tensions

Managing inmates with authority issues

Considering an inmate's age and sex

Addressing the recency of substance use

Managing gang members

Preserving (healthy) family relationships

Managing inmates with less commitment to conventional goals

Summary

References

Chapter 8. In-prison Violence: Non-utilitarian Considerations and Future Research

Inmate Litigation Highlighting the Injustice of Violence in Prison

Study Limitations and Directions for Future Research

Geographic scope

Operational concepts

Structural equation modeling within a multilevel framework

Summary

References
Texas Christian University Drug Screen;Lifestyle Routine Activities Theory;Corrections;Facility Level Factors;Violent Victimization;Theft Victimization;Violence Prevention;Significant Level-1 Effects;Prison Officers;Multi-level Theoretical Framework;Violence Reduction;Violent Victimization Experiences;Penology;Separate Latent Constructs;Theories of violence;Kentucky Prisons;Social Control;Nonviolent Misconduct;Institutional Review Board;social control-opportunity theory;Inmate's Race;prison violence;Inmate Demographics;prison characteristics;Inmate Misconduct;Inmate Violence;Significant Random Effects;Federal Correctional Facilities;Target Antagonism;Deliberate Indifference;Inmate Social System;Routine Activities Theories;Higher Order Effects;Prior Incarceration