Situational Prison Control by Richard Wortley
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 correction and crime prevention more generally.-
Corporate Crime, Law, and Social Control
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Early Prevention of Adult Antisocial Behaviour
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Understanding Police Use of Force
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Choosing White-Collar Crime
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Mean Streets
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Life in the Gang
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Delinquency and Crime
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Third Party Policing
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Prison State
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Delinquent-Prone Communities
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Key Issues in Criminal Career Research
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Lengthening the Arm of the Law
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The Criminal Career
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Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America
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Economic Espionage and Industrial Spying
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Criminality and Violence among the Mentally Disordered
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Policing Gangs in America
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Errors of Justice
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Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective
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Race and Policing in America
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The Virtual Prison
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The Framework of Judicial Sentencing
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Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State
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Delinquent Networks
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The Prison and the Gallows
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White-Collar Crime and Criminal Careers
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What Works in Corrections
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Understanding Crime Statistics
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The Crime Drop in America
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Drug-Crime Connections
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Marking Time in the Golden State
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Sex Differences in Antisocial Behaviour
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The Criminal Recidivism Process
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Legacies of Crime
"..Wortley's pragmatic approach makes this a particularly interesting book. His application of the situational crime prevention strategy to concrete, everyday, real prison management dilemmas makes this a different approach in its own right. Wortley deftly moves from theory to application, all within the framework of 'opportunity reduction'". Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
Richard Wortley is Head of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Brisbane. He has a PhD in psychology from Macquarie University, Sydney, and began his career as a prison psychologist in the New South Wales prison system, a position he held for nine years. It was his experience in prisons that convinced Dr Wortley of the crucial role of the immediate environment in shaping human behaviour in general and prisoner behaviour in particular. During this period he was involved in the establishment of the first unit management facility in an Australian prison (Bathurst Gaol), and the success of these units in reducing violence showed him that positive change in prison was possible. Since taking up a university position he has taught and researched in the areas of corrections and crime prevention. Recent articles have appeared in Law and Human Behaviour, the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Crime Prevention Studies and Studies in Crime and Crime Prevention. He is currently National Chair of the Australian College of Forensic Psychologists.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521804189 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521804183 |
| Title | Situational Prison Control |
| Author | Richard Wortley |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In Criminology |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2002-04-08 |
| Number of pages | 268 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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