The Oxford Handbook of Prisons and Imprisonment
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| Anteprima |
Research
on prisons prior to the prison boom of the 1980s and 1990s focused
mainly on inmate subcultures, inmate rights, and sociological
interpretations of inmate and guard adaptations to their environment,
with qualitative studies and ethnographic methods the norm. In recent
years, research has expanded considerably to issues related to inmates'
mental health, suicide, managing special types of offenders, risk
assessment, and evidence-based treatment programs. The Oxford Handbook
of Prisons and Imprisonment provides the only single source that bridges
social scientific and behavioral perspectives, providing graduate
students with a more comprehensive understanding of the topic, academics
with a body of knowledge that will more effectively inform their own
research, and practitioners with an overview of evidence-based best
practices. Across thirty chapters, leading contributors offer new ideas,
critical treatments of substantive topics with theoretical and policy
implications, and comprehensive literature reviews that reflect
cumulative knowledge on what works and what doesn't. The Handbook covers
critical topics in the field, some of which include recent trends in
imprisonment, prison gangs, inmate victimization, the use and impact of
restrictive housing, unique problems faced by women in prison, special
offender populations, risk assessment and treatment effectiveness,
prisoner re-entry, and privatization. The Oxford Handbook of Prisons and
Imprisonment offers a rich source of information on the current state
of institutional corrections around the world, on issues facing both
inmates and prison staff, and on how those issues may impede or
facilitate the various goals of incarceration.
