Full Description
The Handbook on Prisons and Jails brings together some of the brightest scholars and thinkers in the field to offer a wide range of perspectives for understanding the experiences of persons incarcerated or working/volunteering within carceral institutions. The assembled chapters consider what is known in the area while identifying emerging areas for theoretical, empirical, and policy work.
The volume includes contributions on numerous topics and areas related to penal control, containment, living, and/or working in carceral institutions and addresses methodological considerations for doing research with individuals incarcerated in jail or prison. This collection is essential reading for scholars and students seeking an up-to-date guide to contemporary issues facing corrections and sentencing. It also provides practitioners with valuable resources for developing socially informed policies and practices.
Contents
List of Contributors Volume Editors' Introduction Part One: Adjustment and Support in Carceral Settings Section One: Individual Adjustment Experiences in Carceral Settings 1. "It Depends:" The Emotional Nature of Video Visitations Between Women Jail Residents and their Loved Ones 2. Some Kind of Light at the End of the Tunnel": Understanding The Importance of Prison Programming for Older, Life-Sentenced Incarcerated Men 3. Examining Prison Adjustment of Life-Sentenced Women 4. Responses to Institutional Misconduct and Pathways Toward Reform 5. The Carceral Experiences of the Wrongfully Convicted 6. The Defects of Total Power Revisited: Excavating Sykes's Four Versions Of Power in Prison Commentary: Individual Adjustment Experiences in Carceral Settings Section Two: Staff and System Impact on Individual Incarceration Experiences 7. Correctional Officers' Views of Prison, Punishment, and Rehabilitation 8. Understanding the Physical Prison: The Emergence and Evolution of Prison Design 9. Employment During Incarceration: Findings From a Sample of Serious Violent Justice-Involved Individuals 10. Amplifying Incarcerated Voices: Resident Perceptions of a Prison-Based Therapeutic Community Program 11. Beyond Green Corrections: An Invitation to Socio-Ecological Initiatives In United States Prisons, Jails, and Communities 12. Adopting Community-Oriented Policing Principles in Jails to Build Community And Improve Safety, Health, and Wellness Outcomes Commentary: Assessing the Prison Setting and the Voices of Those Working and Living Behind the Walls Part Two: Behavioral and Physical Health Concerns 13. Difficulties in Housing Individuals With Intellectual and Mental Health Challenges: An Examination of Policies and Practices in Jails and Prisons 14. The Lived Experiences of Prison Psychotherapists Commentary: Behavioral and Physical Health Considerations Part Three: On the Horizon: Policy and Program Reform 15. Parenting From Prison: Gender Inequalities Between Incarcerated Mothers And Fathers 16. I'm Not Who I Once Was: The Policies and Treatment of Transgender Individuals in U.S. Correctional Facilities 17. An Overview of Minority Religious Groups and the Need for Accommodations in U.S. Prisons 18. Understanding and Preventing Frequent Jail Contact 19. Implementing Jail Reform: The Approaches Counties Use to Alter Local Jails 20. Islam, Islamophobia, and the Carceral Experience Commentary: Heterogeneity in Correctional Populations and Institutions: Avenues for Future Research and Reform Part Four: Methodological Considerations 21. Interview Research With People in Jail: Challenges and Possibilities 22. Recognizing and Remedying: Reflexive and Centering Approaches To Engaging in Research With Individuals in Carceral Settings 23. Data Surveillance and Carceral Research 24. Poetic Inquiry Criminology: Opportunities for Imaginative Scholarship, Healing, and Transformative Justice 25. A High Potential for Something Good: Reflections on When Lived Experience Meets What Works Commentary: Methodological Considerations: Pitfalls and Potentials Index
