Joshua S Long
Biographic Data
| ID | 6030263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua S Long |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua S |
| FAMILY NAME | Long |
| SIGNATURE | LONG J S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1476-6974 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pareto in Prison
The Pareto principle is based on the concept that roughly 80% of outcomes are generated by 20% of inputs, efforts, or contributors within a group. Using a national sample of U.S. prison inmates, we examined various percentile rankings of self‐reported institutional misconduct to determine how much disorder is created behind bars by the most prolific offenders. Findings revealed that, regardless of sex, the top 20% of inmates were responsible for …
Poor Mental Health as Cause and/or Consequence of Restrictive Housing
Whether poor mental health increases an incarcerated person’s exposure to disciplinary or administrative segregation, and, in turn, whether segregation contributes to poorer health have been examined separately in the empirical literature, with studies of the former limited to between-person analyses. We conducted within-person analyses of changes to both mental health and the odds of segregation to determine whether these effects are bidirection…
Establishing Key Facts About Restrictive Housing—A Systems-Level Descriptive Analysis of Restrictive Housing and the Implications for Theory, Research, and Policy
Concerns about restrictive housing are motivated in part by the assumption that as prison systems expanded and became more punitive, restrictive housing became overly routine. Limited empirical research exists, however, that quantifies its usage. The goal of this paper is twofold. First, we argue that a more detailed understanding of restrictive housing usage is required to advance theory, research, and evidence-based policy. Second, we bring dat…
Disparities in Segregation for Prison Control
Following a recent study of disparities in solitary confinement (SC) placements in Florida, we examined related disparities in the use of extended restrictive housing in Ohio (SC conditions) while expanding the analysis to short term restrictive housing, a substantially more common prison experience. Analyses of 183,872 incarcerated persons (IPs) revealed substantive disparities in prevalence and incidence of placements in both short- and long-t…
Jail Utilization and Court Sentencing
Drawing upon organizational perspectives and focal concerns theory, this article tests the impacts of jail utilization (i.e. the ratio of jail population: rated capacity) on sentencing practices. Using 18 years of felony sentencing data from Florida and county characteristics, ordinary least squares regression models are estimated to determine whether jail utilization impacts sentencing trends between counties. Latent growth curves assess jail ut…
Revisiting the effectiveness of Hope/swift‐certain‐fair supervision programs
Life without parole and euthanasia
Canada and some European nations have authorized different forms of medically assisted death (euthanasia) for their citizens. Naturally, these rights have been extended to incarcerated people as well. It is possible that jurisdictions in the United States will authorize euthanasia for prisoners in states where medically assisted death is permissible for nonincarcerated citizens. It is important for criminal justice scholars to prepare for the con…
Sensitivity for thee, but not for me
An archetypal vigilante case study
Targeted violence in correctional facilities
More similar than different? Examining prison infractions and recidivism among female and male white-collar offenders
Targeted violence in correctional facilities
More similar than different? Examining prison infractions and recidivism among female and male white-collar offenders
Disparities in Segregation for Prison Control
Following a recent study of disparities in solitary confinement (SC) placements in Florida, we examined related disparities in the use of extended restrictive housing in Ohio (SC conditions) while expanding the analysis to short term restrictive housing, a substantially more common prison experience. Analyses of 183,872 incarcerated persons (IPs) revealed substantive disparities in prevalence and incidence of placements in both short- and long-t…
Jail Utilization and Court Sentencing
Drawing upon organizational perspectives and focal concerns theory, this article tests the impacts of jail utilization (i.e. the ratio of jail population: rated capacity) on sentencing practices. Using 18 years of felony sentencing data from Florida and county characteristics, ordinary least squares regression models are estimated to determine whether jail utilization impacts sentencing trends between counties. Latent growth curves assess jail ut…
Revisiting the effectiveness of Hope/swift‐certain‐fair supervision programs
Life without parole and euthanasia
Canada and some European nations have authorized different forms of medically assisted death (euthanasia) for their citizens. Naturally, these rights have been extended to incarcerated people as well. It is possible that jurisdictions in the United States will authorize euthanasia for prisoners in states where medically assisted death is permissible for nonincarcerated citizens. It is important for criminal justice scholars to prepare for the con…
Sensitivity for thee, but not for me
An archetypal vigilante case study
Pareto in Prison
The Pareto principle is based on the concept that roughly 80% of outcomes are generated by 20% of inputs, efforts, or contributors within a group. Using a national sample of U.S. prison inmates, we examined various percentile rankings of self‐reported institutional misconduct to determine how much disorder is created behind bars by the most prolific offenders. Findings revealed that, regardless of sex, the top 20% of inmates were responsible for …
Poor Mental Health as Cause and/or Consequence of Restrictive Housing
Whether poor mental health increases an incarcerated person’s exposure to disciplinary or administrative segregation, and, in turn, whether segregation contributes to poorer health have been examined separately in the empirical literature, with studies of the former limited to between-person analyses. We conducted within-person analyses of changes to both mental health and the odds of segregation to determine whether these effects are bidirection…
Establishing Key Facts About Restrictive Housing—A Systems-Level Descriptive Analysis of Restrictive Housing and the Implications for Theory, Research, and Policy
Concerns about restrictive housing are motivated in part by the assumption that as prison systems expanded and became more punitive, restrictive housing became overly routine. Limited empirical research exists, however, that quantifies its usage. The goal of this paper is twofold. First, we argue that a more detailed understanding of restrictive housing usage is required to advance theory, research, and evidence-based policy. Second, we bring dat…
Criminology (11 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Prison (6 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (6 works)