‘I'm Making a TV Programme Here!’: Reality TV'S<i>Banged Up</i>and Public Criminology

Wilson, David; Groombridge, Nic

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2311.2009.00584.x

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“…Meghan Hollis-Peel (MHP) scanned each citation and determined that none were to trials relevant to this review. Two articles discussed a related "experiment" (Blunkett 2008;Wilson and Groombridge 2010), but upon further examination these studies did not use experimental methods or eligible outcomes. Another study was excluded, because it did not include appropriate outcome measures; it measured change in attitudes toward jail or prison (Feinstein 2005).…”

Section: Selection Of Trials Update (2012)mentioning

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Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency: A Systematic Review

Petrosino¹,

Turpin‐Petrosino²,

Hollis-Peel³

et al. 2013

Campbell Systematic Reviews

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This Campbell systematic review assesses the effect of scared straight and similar programs on criminal behaviours by juvenile delinquents or children at risk of committing crime. The review summarises findings from nine studies conducted in the United States. Participants include juveniles and young adults between the ages 14‐20. A total of 946 juveniles or young adults participated in all 9 experimental studies. Scared straight interventions cause more harm than doing nothing. The nine studies provided no evidence for the effectiveness of scared straight or similar programs on subsequent delinquency. Furthermore, analysis of seven studies reporting reoffending rates showed that the intervention significantly increased the odds of offending on the part of both the juveniles and pre‐delinquents. Abstract CONSUMER SYNOPSISPrograms like ‘Scared Straight’ involve organized visits to prison facilities by juvenile delinquents or children at risk for becoming delinquent. The programs are designed to deter participants from future offending by providing first‐hand observations of prison life and interaction with adult inmates. Results of this review indicate that not only does it fail to deter crime but it actually leads to more offending behavior. Government officials permitting this program need to adopt rigorous evaluation to ensure that they are not causing more harm to the very citizens they pledge to protect. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND ABSTRACT BACKGROUND‘Scared Straight’ and other programs involve organized visits to prison by juvenile delinquents or children at risk for criminal behavior. Programs are designed to deter participants from future offending through first hand observation of prison life and interaction with adult inmates. OBJECTIVESTo assess the effects of programs comprising organized visits to prisons by juvenile delinquents (officially adjudicated or convicted by a juvenile court) or pre‐delinquents (children in trouble but not officially adjudicated as delinquents), aimed at deterring them from criminal activity. SEARCH STRATEGYSearches by the first author in identifying randomized field trials 1945‐1993 relevant to criminology were augmented by structured searches of 29 electronic databases, including the Campbell SPECTR database of trials (through 2003) and the Cochrane CCTR (through 2011). Experts in the field were consulted and relevant citations were followed up. SELECTION CRITERIAStudies that tested the effects of any program involving the organized visits of juvenile delinquents or children at‐risk for delinquency to penal institutions were included. Studies that included overlapping samples of juvenile and young adults (e.g. ages 14‐20) were also included. We only considered studies that randomly or quasi‐randomly (i.e. alternation) assigned participants to conditions. Each study had to have a no‐treatment control condition with at least one outcome measure of “post‐visit” criminal behavior. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSISWe report narratively on the nine eligible trials. We conducted one meta‐an...

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Section: Selection Of Trials Update (2012)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency: A Systematic Review

Petrosino¹,

Turpin‐Petrosino²,

Hollis-Peel³

et al. 2013

Campbell Systematic Reviews

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“…Concerns for first‐time prisoners appear to relate strongly to the threat of violence (Harvey ), rules and regimes and the nature of social interaction with other prisoners and staff (Crawley and Sparks ). The first‐timers' lack of insight combines with reliance upon stereotypes of prison culture (Souza and Dhami ) despite the wide gulf between realities of prison life and media portrayals of prison (Wilson and O'Sullivan ; Wilson and Groombridge ). The concerns of those who do have experience of prison, indeed, relate to rules, regimes and social relations, although for this group of prisoners, adapting to the ways in which these aspects of prison life had evolved and changed since their last sentence was of most concern (Harvey ).…”

Section: Early Experiences Of Prison: Does the Reality Match The Rhetmentioning

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Prison for Beginners? The Strengths, Limitations and Potential Applications of Prisoner Handbooks

Yardley

Wilson

2013

Howard J Crim Justice

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Within this article we conduct a critical analysis of three prisoner handbooks: HM Prison Service: A Survival Guide (Cattermole 2011); The Little Book of Prison (Owens 2012); and Prisoners Information Book for Male Prisoners and Young Offenders (Prison Reform Trust and HM Prison Service 2008). We conclude that whilst currently falling short of meeting the needs of a diverse prison population, with further development, prisoner handbooks constitute a valuable potential tool in adaptation to prison life which can benefit not only prisoners but all those with a stake in the criminal justice system.The provision of information for offenders regarding expectations of, and preparations for, their prison sentences appears to be an underresearched area. In the English and Welsh context, there is a range of hard-copy and electronic handbook resources produced by the State and third sector, upon which prisoners and their families are able to draw

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“…In the restaurant Hell's Kitchen , 15 cooks compete for the prestigious, well‐paid job of Chef at one of Ramsay's own restaurants. On a higher level, the competition has to do with the culinary ability of the cooks, but a mandatory feature of reality shows of this type is the mental testing with which participants are confronted (see Ellis, ; Hill, ; Wilson and Groombridge, ).…”

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“…Even so, Hell's Kitchen is simply not ‘real life’. Without doubt, a great deal of production work underlies the series, and in all probability the scenes that appear in the finished programmes are selected with a view to intensifying the conflicts between participants (see Ellis, ; Hill, ; Skeggs, ; Wilson and Groombridge, ). It is not possible to separate exactly what in Hell's Kitchen applies to restaurants in general and what is staged for the television audience.…”

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Balls Enough: Manliness and Legitimated Violence in Hell's Kitchen

Nilsson¹

2012

Gender Work & Organization

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This article presents one example of how masculinity and hierarchy are exercised through violence in organizations. It draws on the empirical data of 15 episodes from the US reality television series Hell's Kitchen, in which 15 cooks compete for the job of Chef in one of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's restaurants. Ramsay's task is to lead the cooks towards a hegemonic masculinity valid in the restaurant context. An important feature is the contestant's ability to deal with Ramsay's fiery temper and fits of rage. The winner is the person who succeeds in approaching Ramsay's standards in terms of culinary art and leadership qualities, which in his terminology is referred to as manliness. Ramsay's aggressive style of management is possible to recognize, explain and to a certain extent justify as a way of running a restaurant. But what if his tongue‐lashings are to be understood, not as a possible way to train skilled chefs, but instead are called violence? Gender‐oriented organizational studies stress the importance of paying attention to acts of violence in organizations rather than disregarding it as organizational culture or tradition. Using concepts and perspectives from masculinity theory and feminist studies on men's violence against women, the purpose of this article is to analyse the micro practices of how masculinity and hierarchy are exercised through violence in the restaurant environment. As will be argued, reality television can be understood, not so much as a reflection but rather as an exaggeration of real life. It can be seen as a distorting mirror that enlarges and at the same time perverts the micro practices of reality. The aim is dual; to investigate the link between masculinity and legitimated violence in organizations and to give prominence to the potential of reality television visualizing the normalization of violence in organizations.

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‘I'm Making a TV Programme Here!’: Reality TV'SBanged Upand Public Criminology

Cited by 9 publications

References 24 publications

Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency: A Systematic Review

Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs for Preventing Juvenile Delinquency: A Systematic Review

Prison for Beginners? The Strengths, Limitations and Potential Applications of Prisoner Handbooks

Balls Enough: Manliness and Legitimated Violence in Hell's Kitchen

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