Kathleen Mcdermott
Biographic Data
| ID | 176471 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathleen Mcdermott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathleen |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcdermott |
| SIGNATURE | MCDERMOTT K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Middlebury College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The effect of social retelling on event recall
Retelling an event in a social setting often means talking about it less factually than we might if trying to recall it as accurately as possible. These distortions that arise from socially oriented retellings could affect the ability to later recall the same event accurately. Does retelling a story in a social situation impair memory compared to not retelling it at all? Or could retrieving the memory, even with a socially oriented mindset, still…
The State of Our Prisons
John Howard's original State of Our Prisons was a famous landmark in the history of literature on crime, criminal justice and attitudes to offenders in England and Wales. On publication towards the end of the 18th century, its impact was immediate and profound, effecting a change in attitude towards the incarceration of offenders. What, then, is the state of our prisons today, some 200 years after his death? In this original study, two leading ex…
The Irish in Prison
Cet article etudie les conditions de detention des membres de l'I.R.A. emprisonnes en Grande-Bretagne. L'A. montre que celles-ci sont tributaires des aleas dans les negociations entre independantistes irlandais et gouvernement britannique, que chaque progres dans les pourparlers est marque par un assouplissement de la detention et que tout echec conduit a un retour a des conditions de surveillance maximales. L'A., sur la base de donnees qualitati…
My Geranium Is Subversive
The prison system of England and Wales relies on a number of measures, said to be 'merely administrative' in character, to maintain order in its establishments. In this paper the official discourse on order and control in prisons is examined and the characteristic methods of identifying 'control problem' prisoners are criticised. The processes by which 'control problems' are socially constructed and then entered into the official discourse are ex…
We have no problem
In 1983 the Home Office issued a clear statement of a commitment to a policy on ‘race relations’ intended to eliminate discrimination towards prisoners and staff due to ethnic background or religious beliefs. This article, based on a three year study of five male prisons in the Midland region, examines the perceptions and experiences of racism amongst prisoners and staff and questions the very basis of defining this experience as a ‘race relation…
A Fresh Start
The introduction of the new staffing package known as Fresh Start was expected to release up to 20% of spare capacity in the prison system that could be used, among other things, to enhance regimes for prisoners. In this study of five prisons in Midland Region comparisons on seven regime measures before and after Fresh Start showed twice as many examples of deterioration as enhancement of regimes
British Prisons 1970–1987
The prison crisis is usually perceived to be a problem of crowding and sanitation in the local prisons. In this paper the data from two research projects, conducted in 1970–2 and 1985–7, are compared. Each involved the study of a different but representative and comparable group of five prisons for adult males. The data show that while crowding in local prisons continues to be a problem, sanitary facilities have been improved. However, on most me…
Mind Games
Staff and prisoners frequently characterise certain aspects of their experience of imprisonment as “mind games” or “head games”. This paper, based on extensive participant observation on the wings and landings of five representative prisons for men in the Midland Region of the prison system of England and Wales, presents the interactions between staff and prisoners as a series of game-like tactical moves to ensure survival. It is suggested that t…
Community health and reform in Hong Kong
Doctora
Buddhism in China . 1983. Produced and directed by Wan‐go Weng
My Geranium Is Subversive
The prison system of England and Wales relies on a number of measures, said to be 'merely administrative' in character, to maintain order in its establishments. In this paper the official discourse on order and control in prisons is examined and the characteristic methods of identifying 'control problem' prisoners are criticised. The processes by which 'control problems' are socially constructed and then entered into the official discourse are ex…
Mind Games
Staff and prisoners frequently characterise certain aspects of their experience of imprisonment as “mind games” or “head games”. This paper, based on extensive participant observation on the wings and landings of five representative prisons for men in the Midland Region of the prison system of England and Wales, presents the interactions between staff and prisoners as a series of game-like tactical moves to ensure survival. It is suggested that t…
The State of Our Prisons
John Howard's original State of Our Prisons was a famous landmark in the history of literature on crime, criminal justice and attitudes to offenders in England and Wales. On publication towards the end of the 18th century, its impact was immediate and profound, effecting a change in attitude towards the incarceration of offenders. What, then, is the state of our prisons today, some 200 years after his death? In this original study, two leading ex…
The Irish in Prison
Cet article etudie les conditions de detention des membres de l'I.R.A. emprisonnes en Grande-Bretagne. L'A. montre que celles-ci sont tributaires des aleas dans les negociations entre independantistes irlandais et gouvernement britannique, que chaque progres dans les pourparlers est marque par un assouplissement de la detention et que tout echec conduit a un retour a des conditions de surveillance maximales. L'A., sur la base de donnees qualitati…
Community health and reform in Hong Kong
British Prisons 1970–1987
The prison crisis is usually perceived to be a problem of crowding and sanitation in the local prisons. In this paper the data from two research projects, conducted in 1970–2 and 1985–7, are compared. Each involved the study of a different but representative and comparable group of five prisons for adult males. The data show that while crowding in local prisons continues to be a problem, sanitary facilities have been improved. However, on most me…
We have no problem
In 1983 the Home Office issued a clear statement of a commitment to a policy on ‘race relations’ intended to eliminate discrimination towards prisoners and staff due to ethnic background or religious beliefs. This article, based on a three year study of five male prisons in the Midland region, examines the perceptions and experiences of racism amongst prisoners and staff and questions the very basis of defining this experience as a ‘race relation…
Buddhism in China . 1983. Produced and directed by Wan‐go Weng
Community health and reform in Hong Kong
Doctora
Mind Games
Staff and prisoners frequently characterise certain aspects of their experience of imprisonment as “mind games” or “head games”. This paper, based on extensive participant observation on the wings and landings of five representative prisons for men in the Midland Region of the prison system of England and Wales, presents the interactions between staff and prisoners as a series of game-like tactical moves to ensure survival. It is suggested that t…
A Fresh Start
The introduction of the new staffing package known as Fresh Start was expected to release up to 20% of spare capacity in the prison system that could be used, among other things, to enhance regimes for prisoners. In this study of five prisons in Midland Region comparisons on seven regime measures before and after Fresh Start showed twice as many examples of deterioration as enhancement of regimes
British Prisons 1970–1987
The prison crisis is usually perceived to be a problem of crowding and sanitation in the local prisons. In this paper the data from two research projects, conducted in 1970–2 and 1985–7, are compared. Each involved the study of a different but representative and comparable group of five prisons for adult males. The data show that while crowding in local prisons continues to be a problem, sanitary facilities have been improved. However, on most me…
My Geranium Is Subversive
The prison system of England and Wales relies on a number of measures, said to be 'merely administrative' in character, to maintain order in its establishments. In this paper the official discourse on order and control in prisons is examined and the characteristic methods of identifying 'control problem' prisoners are criticised. The processes by which 'control problems' are socially constructed and then entered into the official discourse are ex…
We have no problem
In 1983 the Home Office issued a clear statement of a commitment to a policy on ‘race relations’ intended to eliminate discrimination towards prisoners and staff due to ethnic background or religious beliefs. This article, based on a three year study of five male prisons in the Midland region, examines the perceptions and experiences of racism amongst prisoners and staff and questions the very basis of defining this experience as a ‘race relation…
The Irish in Prison
Cet article etudie les conditions de detention des membres de l'I.R.A. emprisonnes en Grande-Bretagne. L'A. montre que celles-ci sont tributaires des aleas dans les negociations entre independantistes irlandais et gouvernement britannique, que chaque progres dans les pourparlers est marque par un assouplissement de la detention et que tout echec conduit a un retour a des conditions de surveillance maximales. L'A., sur la base de donnees qualitati…
The State of Our Prisons
John Howard's original State of Our Prisons was a famous landmark in the history of literature on crime, criminal justice and attitudes to offenders in England and Wales. On publication towards the end of the 18th century, its impact was immediate and profound, effecting a change in attitude towards the incarceration of offenders. What, then, is the state of our prisons today, some 200 years after his death? In this original study, two leading ex…
The effect of social retelling on event recall
Retelling an event in a social setting often means talking about it less factually than we might if trying to recall it as accurately as possible. These distortions that arise from socially oriented retellings could affect the ability to later recall the same event accurately. Does retelling a story in a social situation impair memory compared to not retelling it at all? Or could retrieving the memory, even with a socially oriented mindset, still…
Sociology (7 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Criminology (5 works) · History (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Library science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)