Values, Culture, and Prison Policy

Cox, JR George H.

doi:10.1177/003288558406400203

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“…George Cox (1984), in pioneering work in this area, showed that in terms of per capita prison populations and percentage of those sentenced that are actually imprisoned, traditionalistic political cultures are more likely to use incarceration. Unfortunately, he was restricted to state level data only.…”

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Political Culture and Felony Sentencing: An Examination of Trial Courts in 300 Counties

Bowers

1997

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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Criminal sentencing is such a fundamental power of government that variations in its use can be linked to political culture. Using Daniel Elazar's typology of American political culture, three-hundred counties in 49 states were classified in terms of the prevailing political culture. This data was matched with sentencing data gathered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. In the bivariate analysis traditionalistic political cultures administered harsher sentences; as for rates of incarceration, particularly in jails, moralistic political cultures incarcerated a higher percentage of individuals. In the multivariate model, many attributes closely related to political culture, such as conservatism, income distribution, and the overall crime rate, help to explain sentencing variations. However, political culture was significant only for larceny, and the results paralleled the bivariate analysis. This article concludes with a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of using political culture to study sentencing and the relevance of political culture to criminal justice policy.

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Political Culture and Felony Sentencing: An Examination of Trial Courts in 300 Counties

Bowers

1997

Criminal Justice Policy Review

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“…Overall, in the correctional world, the "nothing works'' philosophy has limited the number of inmates who receive prison education. Of those prison inmates receiving education, however, sex offenders participate in a considerable number of educational programs, contrary to the educational decline of the general inmate population (Babcock, 1988;Cox, 1984;Erikson, 1966;Kandel, Ayllon, & Roberts, 1976;McKenna, 1988). Despite the general societal reluctance to fund sex offender rehabilitation programs adequately, some research shows that taxpayers support efforts to rehabilitate prisoners (Gottfredson, Warner, & Taylor, 1988).…”

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Academic and Vocational Education for Incarcerated Adult and Juvenile Sex Offenders: A National Study

Vaughn

1992

J Addict Offender Couns

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“…However, in line with broader international findings, the development of positive working relationships was enhanced via proactive leadership and clear cultural priorities within ARU teams, rather than policy-initiated reform or guidance (Cox, 1984;Smith, 2007). In sum, the development of care-oriented practice in ARUs can be better ascertained from the collaborative actions of staff working on the floor, on their own accord, rather than what may be developing from the 'top-down' at legal or policy levels.…”

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“…Much research has highlighted the impact that prison culture can have on policy interpretation and subsequent practice (Cox, 1984;Liebling, 2004). One reported cultural predisposition is a staff view that prisoners are 'less-eligible', in that they should not receive healthcare or other rights to a superior standard than those on the outside (Sim, 1990:6).…”

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Care-Oriented Practice In At-Risk Units: Risks, Realities and the Role of Multi-Disciplinary Teams

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<p>At-Risk Units (ARUs), which contain and prevent suicide and self-harm among prisoners, have been criticised for their isolating, non-therapeutic nature. This thesis explores the potential for care-oriented practice to develop in ARUs at two prisons, with a particular emphasis on the role that multi-disciplinary teams and an enhanced healthcare presence can play in achieving this goal. Adopting a qualitative framework, this research draws upon nineteen interviews with nursing, forensic and custodial ARU staff from Hawkes Bay Regional Prison (HBRP) and Rimutaka Prison (RP). This research found that while normative care-oriented operational safeguards and legal frameworks underpin current ARU policies, they can often become shaped, or in some cases inhibited, by managerial adherence to compliance, risk-management priorities, limited resourcing, staffing issues and a punitive prison culture. However, in instances where multi-disciplinary teams are well resourced, have open channels of communication and operate within health-focused ARU environments, as evidenced in the current workings of RP, positive care-oriented responses to ‘at-risk’ prisoners can be better provided. The thesis concludes by noting that incremental reforms to the current framework may be useful in enhancing care-oriented ARU practice. However, even with change, the question remains whether correctional ARUs can stem burgeoning mental health issues and ‘at-risk’ behaviours among prisoners.</p>

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Values, Culture, and Prison Policy

Cited by 8 publications

References 8 publications

Political Culture and Felony Sentencing: An Examination of Trial Courts in 300 Counties

Political Culture and Felony Sentencing: An Examination of Trial Courts in 300 Counties

Academic and Vocational Education for Incarcerated Adult and Juvenile Sex Offenders: A National Study

Care-Oriented Practice In At-Risk Units: Risks, Realities and the Role of Multi-Disciplinary Teams

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