Correctional shorthands: Focal concerns and the decision to administer solitary confinement

Gender and the Effect of Disciplinary Segregation on Prison Misconduct

“…Finally, correctional officers have a great deal of discretion in choosing which inmates and rule infractions to formally write-up (Cochran et al, 2018). Because these write-ups serve the basis for placement in disciplinary segregation, more research is needed that illuminates how officers make decisions related to the enforcement of institutional rules and in turn the effects of decisions to impose disciplinary segregation (see also Butler & Steiner, 2017; Logan et al, 2017). This issue is especially important to address in future research on this topic because there is good reason to suspect that officers may enforce institutional rules differently in men and women prisons and further that staff may treat men and women differently following a stay in disciplinary segregation.…”

“…Visitation is restricted in these units, and when allowed, the interaction with the family member often takes place via phone; both parties sit on opposite sides of a thick glass window separator (see Butler, Johnson, & Griffin, 2014). Research further indicates there are disparities in how segregation is used within and across prisons, which may lead to a greater distrust of prison authorities (see Butler & Steiner, 2017; Cochran, Toman, Mears, & Bales, 2018; Logan et al, 2017).…”

Antisocial Personality Disorder With or Without Antecedent Conduct Disorder: The Differences Are Psychiatric and Paraphilic

“…The findings have implications for correctional practitioners that supervise correctional clients in the community. Agencies that use evidence-based practices such as the application of the risk principle utilize risk assessments that are driven overwhelmingly by criminal history information (see Giguère & Lussier, 2016; Zhang, Roberts, & Farabee, 2014), and a client’s criminal history significantly informs correctional decision making (Drury, 2018; Logan et al, 2017; Wilson, Crocker, Nicholls, Charette, & Seto, 2015). Indeed, in the current ROC models, career arrest charges easily had the strongest classification accuracy (AUC = 0.80 for ASPD offenders without CD and AUC = 0.90 for ASPD offenders with CD).…”

Administrative Segregation: A Review of State and Federal Policies

“…Another research strategy for examining the use of administrative segregation involves investigating the characteristics of inmates held in this setting. This scholarship has sought to uncover factors that influence officials' decisions to segregate (Butler & Steiner, 2016) and, in particular, whether there are certain subgroups of inmates-such as young men who are minorities-who are more likely to be placed in this setting (Cochran et al, 2018;Logan et al, 2017). A meta-analysis on the predictors of placement concluded that segregated inmates tend to be younger and are more likely to possess a serious mental health disorder, gang affiliation, history of violence, juvenile justice record, prior segregation experience, higher custody rating, and higher risk for recidivism (Labrecque, 2018).…”

“…The current study seeks to address this gap in knowledge and advance our understanding of the use of administrative segregation in U.S. prisons. Rather than examine the number of inmates held in this setting (Beck, 2015;Mears & Bales, 2010;Resnik et al, 2018) or the characteristics that its inhabitants possess (Butler & Steiner, 2016;Cochran et al, 2018;Labrecque, 2018;Logan et al, 2017), this investigation proceeds by systematically reviewing the administrative segregation policy regulations obtained from state and federal prison systems. Most of the documents reviewed apply the term administrative segregation to refer to this type of confinement, although some refer to this practice as administrative confinement, administrative control, administrative detention, administrative housing, close management, intensive control, local control, maximum control, and maximum custody.…”