The culture of prison violence
By: [edited by] James M. Byrne, Don Hummer, Faye S. Taxman
Contributors: Byrne, James M. 1954-; Taxman, Faye S; Hummer, Donald C.
Publisher: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9780205542963
Subjects: Prison violence -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: title: The nature and extent of prison violence / James M. Byrne, Don Hummer; title: Does what happens in prison stay in prison? : examining the reciprocal relationship between community and prison culture / Jacob I. Stowell, James M. Byrne; title: Examining the impact of institutional culture on prison violence and disorder : an evidence-based review / James M. Byrne, Don Hummer; title: Legitimacy and imprisonment revisited : some notes on the problem of order ten years after / Richard Sparks, Anthony Bottoms; title: Why prison staff culture matters / Alison Liebling; title: Culture, performance, and disorder : the communicative quality of prison violence / Elaine Crawley, Peter Crawley; title: The National Institute of Corrections' institutional culture change initiative : a multisite evaluation / James M. Byrne, Don Hummer, Faye S. Taxman; title: Prison culture and the treatment and control of mentally ill offenders / Arthur J. Lurigio, Jessica Snowden; title: Cultural roots of violence in England's prisons : an exploration of inter-prisoner conflict / Kimmitt Edgar; title: Prison violence, prison culture, and offender change : new directions for research, theory, policy, and practice / James M. Byrne, Don Hummer, Jacob Stowell