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Situational prison control : crime prevention in correctional institutions / Richard Wortley

Author
Wortley, Richard (Richard K.)
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 253 pages).
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Part 1: Theoretical foundations. Introduction : why situational prison control? ; Situational theories of prison behaviour ; Situational methods of prison control ; A model of situational prison control -- Part 2: Specific behaviors. Prisoner-prisoner violence ; Sexual assaults ; Prisoner-staff violence ; Self-harm ; Drug use ; Escapes ; Collective disorder ; Conclusions : hard and soft situational prison control.
Summary
"This book examines the control of problem behaviour in prison from a situational crime prevention perspective. Following the success of situational crime prevention in community settings, Richard Wortley argues that the same principles can be used to help reduce the levels of assault, rape, self-harm, drug use, escape and collective violence in our prison systems. This pioneering new study proposes a two-stage model of situational prevention that moves beyond traditional opportunity-reduction: it attempts to reconcile the contradictory urges to control prison disorder by 'tightening-up' and hardening the prison environment on the one hand, and 'loosening-off' and normalising it on the other
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."--Jacket
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0511019955 (electronic bk.)
9780511019951 (electronic bk.)
9780521804189 (hbk.)
0521804183 (hbk.)
9780511489365 (electronic bk.)
0511489366 (electronic bk.)
9780511043949 (electronic bk.)
0511043945 (electronic bk.)
0511156847
9780511156847
1107123674
9781107123670
1280436379
9781280436376
0511329415
9780511329418
0511176112
9780511176111
0521009405 (pb.)
9780521009409
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-247) and index.
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