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 community
Also, 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.
- ISBN10 0205542964
- ISBN13 9780205542963
- Publish Date 15 May 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 6 January 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English