Preventing Prison Violence

Author : Armon J. Tamatea,Andrew J. Day,David J. Cooke
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000951950

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Preventing Prison Violence by Armon J. Tamatea,Andrew J. Day,David J. Cooke Pdf

Preventing Prison Violence introduces the idea of ‘prison ecologies’ – a multi-layered perspective to understanding prison violence as a ‘product’ of human, environment (social and physical), systemic, and societal influences – and how an ecological approach is helpful to prevention efforts. Interpersonal violence is a global concern and a significant cause of death around the world. In prisons, the human, financial, and health burden of violence presents a significant social issue – as well as a ‘wicked problem’ that does not permit of simplistic solutions. Recent innovations in data capture means that questions about violence, gang-affiliations, and prisons that could not be answered previously can now be explored. The central theme of this book is that prisons are ‘ecologies’ – spaces where people, resources, and the built environment are interrelated – and that violence is a product of a complex of interpersonal and environmental factors that increase the likelihood of assault – but also provide opportunities for solutions. Drawing on psychology, geography, indigenous knowledge, gang culture, and predictive modelling, this book expands beyond the conventional individual-focused ‘assessment-intervention-prevention’ approach to research in this field, towards a holistic and ecological way of thinking that recognises individual, organisational, and cultural factors, as well as the role of the physical environment itself in the facilitation and prohibition of aggression. Providing a comprehensive resource for those who are interested in making prisons safer; firmly based in contemporary research and theory, Preventing Prison Violence will be of great interest to students and scholars of Penology, Violence and Forensic Psychology, as well as to professionals working in criminal justice settings.

Author : Benjamin Steiner,John Wooldredge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351374088

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Understanding and Reducing Prison Violence by Benjamin Steiner,John Wooldredge Pdf

Understanding and Reducing Prison Violence considers both the individual and prison characteristics associated with violence perpetration and violent victimization among both prison inmates and staff. Prison violence is not a random process; rates of violence vary across prisons and the odds of perpetrating violence or experiencing violent victimization vary across inmates and staff. A comprehensive understanding of the causes of prison violence therefore requires consideration of both individual and prison characteristics. Building on large dataset comprising 5,500 inmates and 1,800 officers across 45 prisons located across two of the United States (Ohio and Kentucky), this book showcases one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of prisons carried out to date. It considers both the implications of the study for theories of prison violence and the implications of the study for preventing violence in prisons. It will be of interest to academics, practitioners, and policy makers alike.

Author : Kristine Levan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317075790

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Prison Violence by Kristine Levan Pdf

Drawing on a range of research and media sources to provide an international perspective on the topic of prison violence, this book focuses on the impact of such violence on the individual both while he or she is incarcerated and upon his or her release from prison, as well as on society as a whole. With a special emphasis on comparisons of violence among incarcerated populations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, Prison Violence: Causes, Consequences and Solutions explores the various systems that exist to combat the problem, whilst also considering public perceptions of offenders and punishment, as influenced by media and coverage of high-profile cases. Providing a comprehensive analysis of prison violence on national and international levels, this book examines the extent of the problem, theoretical understandings of the issue and concrete solutions designed to prevent and handle such violence. As such, it will be of interest to policy makers as well as scholars of sociology, criminology and penology.

Author : Kimmett Edgar,Ian O'Donnell,Carol Martin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317829102

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Prison Violence by Kimmett Edgar,Ian O'Donnell,Carol Martin Pdf

Prisons are dangerous places, and assaults, threats, theft and verbal abuse are pervasive - attributable both to the characteristics of the captive population and to an institutional sub culture which promotes violence as a means of resolving conflicts. Yet the crimes perpetrated by prisoners on other prisoners have attracted little interest, and criminological research has contributed little to an understanding of situations in which violence arises in penal institutions. This book seeks to remedy this, and to address and answer a number of key questions: how do features of the prison social setting shape conflicts?; what social norms guide the decision to use violence?; what are the personal and social consequences of spending months or years in places where distrust and anxiety are normal?; how do staff respond to the dangers that are part of daily life in many prisons?; is it possible to identify factors associated with risk and resilience?; and what methods of handling conflicts do prisoners use that could prevent violence? Prison Violence adopts a distinctive approach to answering these questions, and is based on extensive research, including interviews with both victims and perpetrators of prison violence; it pioneers a conflict-centred approach, seeking to understand the pathways into and out of situations where there is potential for violence, focusing on interpersonal and institutional dynamics rather than on individual psychological factors.

Author : Kimmett Edgar,Ian O'Donnell,Carol Martin
Publisher : Willan Pub
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1903240980

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Prison Violence by Kimmett Edgar,Ian O'Donnell,Carol Martin Pdf

Prisons are dangerous places, and assaults, threats, theft and verbal abuse are pervasive - attributable both to the characteristics of the captive population and to an institutional sub culture which promotes violence as a means of resolving conflicts. Yet the crimes perpetrated by prisoners on other prisoners have attracted little interest, and criminological research has contributed little to an understanding of situations in which violence arises in penal institutions. This book seeks to remedy this, and to address and answer a number of key questions: how do features of the prison social setting shape conflicts?; what social norms guide the decision to use violence?; what are the personal and social consequences of spending months or years in places where distrust and anxiety are normal?; how do staff respond to the dangers that are part of daily life in many prisons?; is it possible to identify factors associated with risk and resilience?; and what methods of handling conflicts do prisoners use that could prevent violence? Prison Violence adopts a distinctive approach to answering these questions, and is based on extensive research, including interviews with both victims and perpetrators of prison violence; it pioneers a conflict-centred approach, seeking to understand the pathways into and out of situations where there is potential for violence, focusing on interpersonal and institutional dynamics rather than on individual psychological factors.

Author : James Michael Byrne,Faye S. Taxman,Donald Charles Hummer
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Prison violence
ISBN : UCSC:32106018936028

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The Culture of Prison Violence by James Michael Byrne,Faye S. Taxman,Donald Charles Hummer Pdf

The articles in this collection examine recent research on the causes, prevention and control of prison violence. Experts discuss new work being done on inmate, staff, and management culture, the links between prison and community culture and violence, and identify best practices and ‘what works’ in reducing violence and changing offender behaviour.

Author : James Gilligan
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001-07-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780500770566

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Preventing Violence by James Gilligan Pdf

In this controversial and compassionate book, the distinguished psychiatrist James Gilligan proposes a radically new way of thinking about violence and how to prevent it. Violence is most often addressed in moral and legal terms: "How evil is this action, and how much punishment does it deserve?" Unfortunately, this way of thinking, the basis for our legal and political institutions, does nothing to shed light on the causes of violence. Violent criminals have been Gilligan's teachers, and he has been their student. Prisons are microcosms of the societies in which they exist, and by examining them in detail, we can learn about society as a whole. Gilligan suggests treating violence as a public health problem. He advocates initiating radical social and economic change to attack the root causes of violence, focusing on those at increased risk of becoming violent, and dealing with those who are already violent as if they were in quarantine rather than in constraint for their punishment and for society's revenge. The twentieth century was steeped in violence. If we attempt to understand the violence of individuals, we may come to prevent the collective violence that threatens our future far more than all the individual crimes put together.

Author : Kristine Levan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317075783

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Prison Violence by Kristine Levan Pdf

Drawing on a range of research and media sources to provide an international perspective on the topic of prison violence, this book focuses on the impact of such violence on the individual both while he or she is incarcerated and upon his or her release from prison, as well as on society as a whole. With a special emphasis on comparisons of violence among incarcerated populations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, Prison Violence: Causes, Consequences and Solutions explores the various systems that exist to combat the problem, whilst also considering public perceptions of offenders and punishment, as influenced by media and coverage of high-profile cases. Providing a comprehensive analysis of prison violence on national and international levels, this book examines the extent of the problem, theoretical understandings of the issue and concrete solutions designed to prevent and handle such violence. As such, it will be of interest to policy makers as well as scholars of sociology, criminology and penology.

Author : James Gilligan
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Prison violence
ISBN : 9780756706807

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Violence in California Prisons by James Gilligan Pdf

Author : Phil Scraton,Jude McCulloch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135894344

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The Violence of Incarceration by Phil Scraton,Jude McCulloch Pdf

Conceived in the immediate aftermath of the humiliations and killings of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq, of the suicides and hunger strikes at Guantanamo Bay and of the disappearances of detainees through extraordinary rendition, this book explores the connections between these shameful events and the inhumanity and degradation of domestic prisons within the 'allied' states, including the USA, Canada, Australia, the UK and Ireland. The central theme is that the revelations of extreme brutality perpetrated by allied soldiers represent the inevitable end-product of domestic incarceration predicated on the use of extreme violence including lethal force. Exposing as fiction the claim to the political moral high ground made by western liberal democracies is critical because such claims animate and legitimate global actions such as the 'war on terror' and the indefinite detention of tens of thousands of people by the United States which accompanies it. The myth of moral virtue works to hide, silence, minimize and deny the brutal continuing history of violence and incarceration both within western countries and undertaken on behalf of western states beyond their national borders.

Author : Richard K. Wortley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002-03-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521009405

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Situational Prison Control by Richard K. Wortley Pdf

Combining a comprehensive synthesis and evaluation of existing research with original investigation and ground-breaking conclusions, Situational Prison Control will be of great interest to academics and practitioners both in the areas of corrections and crime prevention more generally."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Michael Braswell,Reid H. Montgomery,Lucien X. Lombardo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062055335

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Prison Violence in America by Michael Braswell,Reid H. Montgomery,Lucien X. Lombardo Pdf

Topics covered include interpersonal violence, sexual violence, staff violence, rape.

Author : Roger Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681461007

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Prison Conditions by Roger Smith Pdf

Every day, citizens of the United States and Canada see television dramas and movies about criminals and prisons, but the real world of incarceration remains hidden from most people's experience. This book explores the realities of overcrowding, disease, violence, and abuse in penal institutions. It considers multiple perspectives: that of social scientists, victims, prison workers, and the prisoners themselves. This look behind the bars of North America's incarceration facilities is often disturbing, yet it is well documented and thought provoking. Prison Conditions shows the tough realities, offering a well-balanced perspective on some of the most vital issues confronting society today.

Author : Curt Taylor Griffiths,Yvon Dandurand,Danielle Murdoch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Crime prevention
ISBN : UCBK:C099187307

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The Social Reintegration of Offenders and Crime Prevention by Curt Taylor Griffiths,Yvon Dandurand,Danielle Murdoch Pdf

Author : Barbara Owen,James Wells,Joycelyn Pollock
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520288720

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In Search of Safety by Barbara Owen,James Wells,Joycelyn Pollock Pdf

In Search of Safety takes a close look at the sources of gendered violence and conflict in women’s prisons. The authors examine how intersectional inequalities and cumulative disadvantages are at the root of prison conflict and violence and mirror the women’s pathways to prison. Women must negotiate these inequities by developing forms of prison capital—social, human, cultural, emotional, and economic—to ensure their safety while inside. The authors also analyze how conflict and subsequent violence result from human-rights violations inside the prison that occur within the gendered context of substandard prison conditions, inequalities of capital among those imprisoned, and relationships with correctional staff. In Search of Safety proposes a way forward—the implementation of international human-rights standards for U.S. prisons.