The New Culture of Prison Violence
The Culture of Prison Violence, 1/e\ James Byrne, University of Massachusetts Lowell\ Faye Taxman, Virginia Commonwealth University\ Donald Hummer, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg\ ISBN-10: 0-205-54296-4\ This text is an evidence-based, comprehensive examination of the cause, prevention, and control of prison violence.\ The authors examine the following issues and their relation to prisons and prison violence:\ \ Violence prevention and control—Research by the leading international...
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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 communityAlso, 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.
Forward by Todd Clear, Distinguished Professor, JohnJayCollege of Criminal Justice1. Editors’ IntroductionJames Byrne, University of Massachusetts LowellFaye Taxman, Virginia Commonwealth University2.The Nature and Extent of Prison ViolenceJames M. Byrne, University of Massachusetts - LowellDon Hummer, Penn State - Harrisburg3. Does What Happens in Prison Stay in Prison? Examining the Reciprocal Relationship Between Community and Prison CultureJacob I. Stowell, University of Massachusetts - LowellJames M. Byrne, University of Massachusetts - Lowell4. Examining the Impact of Institutional Culture (and Culture Change) on Prison Violence and Disorder: An Evidence-Based ReviewJames Byrne, University of Massachusetts LowellDon Hummer, Penn State, HarrisburgFaye Taxman, Virginia Commonwealth University5. Legitimacy and imprisonment revisited: some notes on the problem of order ten years afterRichard Sparks University of EdinburghAnthony Bottoms Universities of Cambridge and Sheffield6. Why Prison Culture MattersAlison Liebling, Cambridge University7. Performance, Domesticity and Disorder: The Communicative Quality of Prison ViolenceElaine Crawley, Keele UniversityPeter Crawley, Open University8. The National Institute of Corrections’ Institutional Culture (Change)Initiative: A Multi-site EvaluationJames Byrne, University of Massachusetts LowellFaye Taxman, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityDon Hummer, Penn State - Harrisburg9. The Impact of Prison Culture on the Treatment and Control of Mentally Ill OffendersArthur J. Lurigio, Loyola University ChicagoJessica Snowden, Loyola University Chicago10. A Culture of Violence in England’s Prison System: An Assessment of Causes and SolutionsKimmitt Edgar, Prison Reform Trust, The University of Oxford11. Prison Violence, Prison Culture, and Offender Change: New Directions for Theory, Research, and PolicyJames M. Byrne, University of Massachusetts – Lowell
