The Environmental Psychology of Prisons and Jails: Creating Humane Spaces In Secure Settings - Brossura

Wener, Richard E.

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ISBN 10: 1107477735 ISBN 13: 9781107477735

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Riassunto

This book distils thirty years of research on the impacts of jail and prison environments. The research program began with evaluations of new jails that were created by the US Bureau of Prisons, which had a novel design intended to provide a non-traditional and safe environment for pre-trial inmates and documented the stunning success of these jails in reducing tension and violence. This book uses assessments of this new model as a basis for considering the nature of environment and behavior in correctional settings and more broadly in all human settings. It provides a critical review of research on jail environments and of specific issues critical to the way they are experienced and places them in historical and theoretical context. It presents a contextual model for the way environment influences the chance of violence.

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Recensione

'Graduate students and professionals in the fields of architecture and design, social work and psychology, and criminal justice and criminology, as well as those entering correctional training academies, will benefit from this volume, not just as a guide to 'best practices', but also as a base for further investigation.' Russ Immarigeon, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books

Descrizione del libro

This book distils thirty years of research on the impacts of jail and prison environments, addressing the impact of environmental design on inmates and staff members in jails and prisons and shows how design can dramatically affect the level of stress and violence.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107477735
• ISBN 13: 9781107477735
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 316