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Prison Personnel Views of the Effects of Solitary Confinement on the Mental Health of Incarcerated Persons

Date Published

September 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Ties That Bind: The Association Between Social Network Ties, Integration, and Stress Among Incarcerated Women

Date Published

December 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

An Attractive Target: Do Perceptions of Physical Attractiveness Shape Victimization Risks in Women's Prisons?

Date Published

May 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

MANDATORY PRISON SENTENCES - THEIR PROJECTED EFFECTS ON CRIME AND PRISON POPULATIONS

Date Published

1978

Publication Type

Statistics

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THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ALIENATION IN THE PRISON SOCIETY - AN EMPIRICAL TEST

Date Published

1975

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Restrictive housing for prison rule violators: Specific deterrence or defiance?

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

The relationship between participation in structured activities and health, safety and quality of life outcomes for prison residents and staff

15PNIJ-24-GG-01087-FSAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$898,792

Adult Children of the Prison Boom: Family Troubles and the Intergenerational Transmission of Criminal Justice Contact

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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An Attractive Target: Do Perceptions of Physical Attractiveness Shape Victimization Risks in Women’s Prisons?

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Solitary Confinement and the Well-being of People in Prison

Date Published

October 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Sociology of Contraband: Examining the Correlates of Illicit Drugs, Cellphones, and Weapons in U.S. Prisons

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate

Criminal Crews, Codes, and Contexts: Differences and Similarities across the Code of the Street, Convict Code, Street Gangs, and Prison Gangs

Date Published

2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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The Treatment Group and Recidivism: A Multilevel Analysis of Prison-Based Substance Abuse Treatment

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

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The Great Experiment: California's Prison Realignment and the Legal Reform of Mass Incarceration

Date Published

2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Work as Foraging: A Smartphone Study of Job Search and Employment after Prison

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Social Bonds and Change During Incarceration: Testing a Missing Link in the Reentry Research

Date Published

August 2011

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

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Evaluation of Culture and Climate Effects in the Virginia Department of Corrections Cognitive Communities

15PNIJ-23-GG-06103-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$860,438

Looking Beyond Recidivism: New Research on Well-Being in Prisons and Jails From the National Institute of Justice

The Prison and the Gang

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Survey Research with Gang and Non-gang Members in Prison: Operational Lessons from the LoneStar Project

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Social Support, Victimization, and Stress in a Women’s Prison: The Role of in-Prison Friendship for Reducing Perceptions of Stress

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Racial Politics in the Contemporary Prison Society: The Importance of Race and Ethnicity to Prison Social Organization

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Implementation preparation costs of virtual reality job interview training in prisons: A budget impact analysis

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Reducing Corrections Officer Stress by Improving Prison Climate: The Importance of Support and Safety

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored