Download or read book Prison Management Prison Workers and Prison Theory written by Stephen C. McGuinn and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prison Management, Prison Workers, and Prison Theory develops a new conception of prison infrastructure, organization, and policy to explore how workers and administrators are essential in the development of culture and morality within the prison environment. Stephen C. McGuinn demonstrates that effective managers prioritize prison workers in order to meet external social demands of imprisonment and internal demands of daily operation. McGuinn argues that prison administrators need to unify prison staff under a new conception of the institution. The exploration of current power structures and their opportunities for improvement provides insight for those interested in criminology, criminal justice, prison theory and reform, policy studies, and labor studies.
Download or read book Prison and Jail Administration Practice and Theory written by Peter Carlson and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2008 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Corrections / Peter M. Carlson, Tom Roth and Anthony P. Travisono --American jails / Arthur Wallenstein and Ken Kerle --Prison architecture / Robert S. George --Developing technology / Peter M. Carlson and Sonya D. Thompson --Custody and security / Michael B. Cooksey --Inmate classification / Peter M. Carlson --Education and vocational training / Harold David Jenkins --Recreation / Harold L. Kahler --Health care / Robert R. Thompson --Mental health / Sally C. Johnson --Religious programming / Susan M. Van Baalen --Intake, discharge, mail and documentation / Jeffrey W. Frazier --Food service / Lavinia B. Johnson --Financial operations / Beverly Pierce --Working with the media / Judith Simon Garrett --Community relations boards / Paula McAlister --Political involvement / Judith Simon Garrett --Organization and management / Peter M. Carlson and John J. Dilulio, Jr. --Leadership : executive excellence / Harley G. Lappin --Governing : personnel management / Robert L. Wright --A day in the life of the warden / James A. Meko --Diversity of correctional officers / Peter M. Carlson --Labor relations / Michael H. Jaime and Amanda R. Burruel --Preventing corruption / Sal Souryal --Sexual misconduct / Anadora Moss --Volunteering / Richard L. Stalder --Disciplinary procedures / Clair A. Cripe --Grievance procedures / Lisa Hutchinson Wallace, Kevin I. Minor and James Stephen Parsons --Protective custody / Kevin I. Minor, Lisa Hutchinson and James Stephen Parson --Suicide / Daniel W. Phillips III --The death penalty / Julie C. Eng --Gang management / Mark S. Fleisher --Special needs offenders / Judy C. Anderson --Sex offenders / Gilbert L. Ingram and Peter M. Carlson --Visitation / Reginald A. Wilkinson and Tessa Unwin --Prison work and industry / Steve Schwalb, Robert C. Grieser and J.C Keeney --Drug treatment / James A. Inciardi, James E. Rivers and Duane C. McBride --Prisoner access to the courts / Kenneth C. Haas --Compliance with the constitution.
Download or read book Prison and Jail Administration written by Peter M. Carlson and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition of the best-selling textbook Prison and Jail Administration: Practice and Theory covers all aspects of prison administration, from organizational structure and management accountability to food service, personnel corruption, and the impact of technology on penal institutions. Authored by over sixty leading experts in the field, the text provides students with a unique balance of practice and theory, and includes suggested readings, learning objectives, and discussion questions to help students gain an in-depth understanding of the material. The third edition includes all-new pedagogical features, instructor resources, and new chapters on current topics, such as women offenders, the world of a corrections officer, hiring and retention of staff, institution pre-release programs, and restorative justice. The most comprehensive and accessible prison administration textbook available, Prison and Jail Administration: Practice and Theory, Third Edition is essential reading for students in correctional administration courses.
Download or read book Correctional Administration written by Richard P. Seiter and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paying particular attention to present issues, policies and procedures,Correctional Administrationprovides excellent coverage of both theory and practice. The book is written to help readers understand the past, present and future of corrections, the functions of correctional administrators and the issues that drive administrators to create new operational approaches to new challenges. The book is organized to provide readers with essential history and background, an understanding of critical issues, the functions of correctional operations and projections for future needs. Features excellent case studies and practical examplesThis volume covers the past, present and future of correctional management and administration, managing offenders, managing the environment, managing correctional staff and the future of correctional administration.For corrections professionals and others interested in correctional administration.
Download or read book The Effect of Prison Culture on Prison Staff written by Cory Contini and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2010 in the subject Law - Criminal process, Criminology, Law Enforcement, grade: A-, Ottawa University, course: Qualitative Research Methods, language: English, abstract: A qualitative research study looking at the effects of prison culture on prison staff and possible solutions to perceived problems. By looking at prison management theory, prison culture, and staff culture, this paper provides a comprehensive explanation of the influences within prison relations and how those influences affect prison staff at both the ‘frontline’ and the administrative levels. This is the first research study in Canada to specifically relate the effects of prison culture on prison staff and examine the correctional institution as a workplace environment. Using interviews as the data collection method, this study shows how the unstable and chaotic nature of the prison negatively influences those working within it. This paper hopes to provide concrete solutions to the problems identified. By doing so, the prison as a workplace can be improved which results in increased job performance and job satisfaction and a better institution to live and work in.
Download or read book The Dual Nature of Legitimacy in the Prison Environment written by Rok Hacin and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the dual nature of legitimacy in prison. It examines the inter-connectivity between audience perception of legitimacy (the prisoners’ perception) and the power-holders’ perception of legitimacy (the prison staff perception). It defines legitimacy in this scenario as the ability of prison workers to implement their authority in an honest, lawful, and just manner, while prisoners acknowledge their status as eligible power-holders who deserve to be obeyed and comply with their decisions. Using mixed methods of qualitative and quantitative research, data were collected in all Slovenian prisons as well as a correctional home. The volume discusses the various factors influencing prisoner's perspective of legitimacy, and recommends avenues for further research. This work will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, particularly with an interest in prison and incarceration, or with an interest in Eastern Europe. It will also be of interest to those studying legitimacy within the criminal justice system more generally, and related fields such as sociology, law enforcement, and organizational psychology. Utilizing an in–depth and longitudinal study of legitimacy in Slovenian prisons, Hacin and Meško shed light on legitimacy’s dual nature with an exquisite research design that removes any ambiguity about its essential nature in achieving prison order and correctional environments more conducive to rehabilitation. [...] Overall, the book is an excellent contribution to penological theory, research, and practice. A monograph and case study of a post-modern and post-socialist prison system, it offers a lens for re–examining the mass incarceration models of western prisons for cross–cultural comparisons of prison legitimacy. -Rosemary L. Gido, Professor Emerita, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA This book studies legitimacy in prisoners and among prison staff through the lens of procedural justice theory, focusing on the context of Slovenia. The book is a must–read for scholars who are theoretically and methodologically interested in testing and applying procedural justice theory. Rarely, both prison staff and prisoners are studied in the same inquiry. This is the added value. The results have value for prison policy. This book will be of interest to scholars in criminology and criminal justice, as well as political science and public policy. - Lieven Pauwels, Professor, Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law, Ghent University, Belgium The now global epistemic community for the study of criminal justice and criminology requires that scholars everywhere be in frequent communication, and that they engage in the testing of concepts that are of potential universal application in democratic countries seeking to build just and efficacious public institutions. The time is here for comparative criminal justice research of high quality to be undertaken, and this book represents exemplary scholarship in this regard. For those scholars from around the world interested in determining the potential and limitations of the theory of procedural justice as applied in the corrections setting, this book represents a “must read” for you. It presents findings from a comprehensive, mixed–methods study of how the core concepts of the theory of procedural justice can be insightfully explored within correctional institutions. The study done in the progressive, highly regarded setting of the Slovenian prison system – carried out with inmates, prison staff (corrections officers and rehabilitation services personnel) and administrators – serves as an excellent template for replication in other countries. The interpretation of findings made by two scholars of remarkable experience and profound knowledge add greatly to the value of this book. For scholars doing worthwhile research into the challenges of building and maintaining just and capable criminal justice systems in democratic countries, this book will inform and inspire you. - Nicholas Lovrich, Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Washington State University, Pullman, USA
Download or read book Governing Prisons written by John J. DiIulio and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1990-06 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging the accepted notions about prisons, Dilulio argues that, far from being traps for society's refuse, they must and can be made safely humane. He shows that the key to better prisons is a highly disciplined constitutional government employing prison managers who are strong enough to control the inmates yet obliged to control themselves. The book illustrates how the use of such a governing system can provide order, encourage civilized behaviour, and enforce punishment that is just, as well as merciful.
Download or read book Correctional Administration written by Richard P. Seiter and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. For courses in Correctional Administration. A practical introduction to the theory, practice, and challenges of correctional administration. Correctional Administration: Integrating Theory and Practice provides students a practical understanding of correctional operations. Touching briefly on the history and background of corrections, its focus lies in teaching students the purpose and practice of working in a corrections facility, along with the challenges that face its staff and administrators. Case studies, career information, and real situational examples give students a practical understanding they can take with them to a future career. The Third Edition provides students with updated information on the various elements and challenges of the job. Recent data regarding correctional populations and costs and research findings that impact correctional policy give students valid insight into how the correctional system functions.
Download or read book Prison Management written by M.B. Manaworker and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Origin of Prison and Objectives of Study2. Prison Administration in General 3. Reformation of the Prison System in India 4. Prison Administration in Independent India 5. Prison Management in Karnataka6. International Contemporary Scene7. The Future of Prison in India8. Case Study of Prison Management in Karnataka BibliographyIndex
Download or read book Organizational Change Environmental Uncertainty and Managerial Control in a Large Post reform American Prison System written by Joe Gorton and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how the Texas prison system has adapted to court-ordered reform. The book explores the impact of major organizational restructuring on post-reform prison management and operation in the era of "high-tech" information-processing systems.
Download or read book Introduction to Penology and Corrections written by Laura Pinto Hansen and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Penology and Corrections offers the best of two worlds, covering the practical matters that jail and prison administrators face, along with the theories behind punishment and the management of correctional facilities. Introduction to Penology and Corrections by experienced author Laura Pinto Hansen combines the study of punishment alongside corrections, balancing the perspectives of academics, practitioners, and prisoners. In addition, the text includes cross-cultural, cross-national views in punishment and corrections, as well as real-life stories from professionals in corrections, family members of the accused/incarcerated, and prisoners. While taking into consideration the practical matters that jail and prison administrators and staff face, this comprehensive text also explores the theories behind punishment and the management of correctional facilities. Professors and students will benefit from: Comprehensive review of philosophies and history of punishment, both in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Each chapter includes Stories from Behind Bars and International Perspectives designed to offer an inclusive view of the culture of punishment through the eyes of staff and prisoners. Introduction to a wide variety of potential careers in the field of corrections today, including the perceptions and realities of these jobs. Current social justice issues surrounding criminal justice and corrections are spotlighted. Comparisons of male and female detainees and inmates, along with the challenges that the transgender population face while incarcerated. Medical and mental health issues, including those that have been particularly challenging in corrections during the COVID-19 pandemic, are highlighted. Learning objectives and key terms with definitions in each chapter help students understand new concepts.
Download or read book Correctional Organization and Management written by Robert M. Freeman and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1999 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges the gap between critical elements of organisational theory and psychosocial issues. Explains the evolution of corrections related public policy and corrections organisational behaviour and structure over the past 200 years. Also leads to an understanding of the ethical, change management, and 21st century challenges correctional managers and leaders must be prepared to address.
Download or read book Theoretical Studies in Social Organization of the Prison written by Conference Group on Correctional Organization and published by Kraus Reprint. Company. This book was released on 1960 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prisoner Management and Control written by Mark S. Richmond and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook for Prison Leaders written by Vivienne Chin and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook focuses on an overview of key issues which should be of concern to prison managers and the reforms they must often engage in and promote as prison leaders. It is meant to support a basic five-day training workshop for prison officials responsible for leading and managing prisons in developing and post-conflict countries. It is aimed to explore and understand practical ways in which prison leaders can more effectively implement international standards and norms in the institutions for which they are responsible. The Handbook and the workshop curriculum provide a template to help leaders identify the changes required in their environment and to reflect on the challenges they are likely to encounter in bringing about these changes.
Download or read book The Military Prison written by Stanley L. Brodsky and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourteen contributors to this volume all have had experience in military prisons as psychologists, psychiatrists, penologists, educational advisors, or project officers for correction and for research. The importance of their subject can be realized by noting that when the nation is at war the military correctional and confinement system is larger than the entire federal prison system. Psychiatrists and psychologists, as well as students of criminology and penology, will find here much that is relevant to their professional work. But the question of the military prisoner will excite a broader interest. Every thoughtful person at some time confronts the problem of his responsibility for removing great numbers of men from normal civilian pursuits. Events during the last two years have created an urgent need to learn the facts of military imprisonment and the consequences of the widespread military service. This need is now met by publication of this book.
Download or read book Understanding and Reducing Prison Violence written by Benjamin Steiner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
