Abstract
Violence among prisoners and that between prisoners and staff is a perennial concern for all prison systems. That violent prisoners are only violent in certain circumstances suggests a need to develop ways to understand not only the origins of violence in prison but also the situational contexts in which violence occurs. The technology of risk assessment has evolved dramatically in the last decade; however, the focus on individual risk factors has been at the expense of a de-emphasizing of the role of situational factors. In this article, evidence for the importance of situational factors in relation to prison violence is considered.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1065-1078 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Criminal Justice and Behavior |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |
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- prison violence
- clinical psychology
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Casting light on prison violence in Scotland: evaluating the impact of situational factors. / Cooke, David J.; Wozniak, Ed; Johnstone, Lorraine.
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N1 - <p>Originally published in: Criminal Justice and Behavior (2008), 35 (8), pp.1065-1078.</p>
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N2 - Violence among prisoners and that between prisoners and staff is a perennial concern for all prison systems. That violent prisoners are only violent in certain circumstances suggests a need to develop ways to understand not only the origins of violence in prison but also the situational contexts in which violence occurs. The technology of risk assessment has evolved dramatically in the last decade; however, the focus on individual risk factors has been at the expense of a de-emphasizing of the role of situational factors. In this article, evidence for the importance of situational factors in relation to prison violence is considered.
AB - Violence among prisoners and that between prisoners and staff is a perennial concern for all prison systems. That violent prisoners are only violent in certain circumstances suggests a need to develop ways to understand not only the origins of violence in prison but also the situational contexts in which violence occurs. The technology of risk assessment has evolved dramatically in the last decade; however, the focus on individual risk factors has been at the expense of a de-emphasizing of the role of situational factors. In this article, evidence for the importance of situational factors in relation to prison violence is considered.
KW - prison violence
KW - clinical psychology
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DO - 10.1177/0093854808318867
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SP - 1065
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JO - Criminal Justice and Behavior
JF - Criminal Justice and Behavior
SN - 0093-8548
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