RESOLUTION OF PRISON RIOTS
Date Published
1993
Publication Type
Survey
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Prisons
Impacts of Sentencing Reforms on Prisons and Crime Rates
Date Published
1990
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
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Diverting Prisoners to Intensive Probation: Results of an Experiment in Oregon
Date Published
1990
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
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Management Strategies for Combatting Prison Gang Violence
Date Published
1988
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
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Avoiding Overcrowding Through Policy Analysis - The Nevada Experience
Date Published
1986
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
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Prison Crowding - Crime File Series Study Guide
Date Published
1986
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Developing Private Sector Prison Industries: From Concept to Start Up
Date Published
1990
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance)
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Counselor Knows Best? Clinician Assessments of In-Prison Substance Abuse Treatment Participants
Date Published
2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
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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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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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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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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
Redesigning Life in U.S. Prisons
July 2024
Series
The prison system in the U.S. typically places a heavy emphasis on security, control, and punishment, and this foundation can create an adversarial culture within correctional facilities — incarcerated individuals versus correctional staff. But what if that culture could change? What would it look like? How would it impact not only incarcerated individuals but also correctional officers and other staff?
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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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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
Date Published
April 11, 2024
Borrowing from innovations abroad, U.S. correctional facilities are piloting more humane living environments that are grounded in principles of restorative justice to support rehabilitation and enhance safety for all who work and reside in them.
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)
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