The Environmental Psychology of Prisons and Jails

Creating Humane Spaces in Secure Settings

Bibliographic Data

ID19898505
AuthorsRichard Wener (New York University, corresponding author), Richard E Wener
Year2012
Publication date2012-06-18
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueEnvironmental Psychology of Prisons and Jails (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511979682
OpenAlexW570156264
Open LibraryOL34557667M
ISBN9780511979682
LanguageEN
Citations received33

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

Context (archaeology) · Criminology · Engineering ethics · Geography · Prison · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Correctional institutions · Environmental psychology · Prisons

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