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2009 NIC Publication
Large Jail Network Meeting, March 29-31. 2009, Aurora, Colorado
Contents of these proceedings are: introduction; meeting take-aways in brief; illegal alien programs; proactive discipline, part 2; PREA update; intersex and transgender issues; Legal Issues in Jails--2009; open forum; announcements; LJN business; f... Read More
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2009
Officers Outnumbered, Inmates Unpredictable
Ways in which order is maintained by correctional officers are described. These “influential” abilities include: coercive power or physical force; expert power or skills; reward power or “bribes”; and respect power—the respect for the unit officer. O... Read More
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2008
Maintaining Prison Order: Understanding Causes of Inmate Misconduct Within and Across Ohio Correctional institutions
"This study involved an examination of the relative effects of measures of inmate characteristics, features of facility environments, and managerial practices, including the perceived legitimacy of the correctional staff, on both the prevalence and i... Read More
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2008 NIC Publication
Large Jail Network Meeting, September 24-26, 2008, Aurora, Colorado
Topics discussed include: strategies for the promotion of staff to jail management positions; faith-based programs in the correctional environment—whether the pros outweigh the cons and programming; emerging technologies—radio interoperability, biome... Read More
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1997 NIC Publication
Supermax Housing: A Survey of Current Practice
Results of a nationwide survey of supermax housing practice identify current and planned supermax housing, explore issues in inmate management in supermax, and examine programming provided to inmates in supermax housing. Difficulties in defining supe... Read More
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1994 NIC Publication
Understanding Why Inmates Are Misclassified: The Use of Qualitative Methods in Evaluating Objective Prison Classification
This study of classification systems has two purposes. The first is to test new methods for evaluating objective prison classification systems by using qualitative research methods. The second is to examine why inmates often do not behave as expected... Read More
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