Full Description
An evidence-based, comprehensive examination of the cause, prevention, and control of prison violence. Readers will learn about prisons and prison violence with new research on: *Violence prevention and control by the leading international experts on prisons *Culture-Cutting-edge research on inmate, staff, and management culture and the link between prison and community culture and violence*Offender change-Best practices, evidence-based review of "what works" to reduce violence in prisons and to change offender behavior, not only in prison but also upon reentry to the community Also, this text has a focus on policy. It discusses the need to move away from a culture of control and toward a culture that supports individual/community change.
Contents
Forward by Todd Clear, Distinguished Professor, JohnJayCollegeof Criminal Justice 1. Editors' Introduction James Byrne, University of Massachusetts Lowell Faye Taxman, Virginia Commonwealth University 2.The Nature and Extent of Prison Violence James M. Byrne, University of Massachusetts - Lowell Don Hummer, Penn State - Harrisburg 3. Does What Happens in Prison Stay in Prison? Examining the Reciprocal Relationship Between Community and Prison Culture Jacob I. Stowell, University of Massachusetts - Lowell James M. Byrne, University of Massachusetts - Lowell 4. Examining the Impact of Institutional Culture (and Culture Change) on Prison Violence and Disorder: An Evidence-Based Review James Byrne, University of Massachusetts Lowell Don Hummer, Penn State, Harrisburg Faye Taxman, Virginia Commonwealth University 5. Legitimacyand imprisonment revisited: some notes on the problem of order ten years after Richard Sparks University of Edinburgh Anthony Bottoms Universities of Cambridge and Sheffield 6. Why Prison Culture Matters Alison Liebling, Cambridge University 7. Performance, Domesticity and Disorder: The Communicative Quality of Prison Violence Elaine Crawley, Keele University Peter Crawley, Open University 8. The National Institute of Corrections' Institutional Culture (Change) Initiative: A Multi-site Evaluation James Byrne, University of Massachusetts Lowell Faye Taxman, Virginia Commonwealth University Don Hummer, Penn State - Harrisburg 9. The Impact of Prison Culture on the Treatment and Control of Mentally Ill Offenders Arthur J. Lurigio, Loyola University Chicago Jessica Snowden, Loyola University Chicago 10. A Culture of Violence in England's Prison System: An Assessment of Causes and Solutions Kimmitt Edgar, Prison Reform Trust, The University of Oxford 11. Prison Violence, Prison Culture, and Offender Change: New Directions for Theory, Research, and Policy James M. Byrne, University of Massachusetts - Lowell
