Moving visitation research forward: the Arizona prison visitation project : Essay/research commentary
Although the prison visitation literature is advancing in significant ways, it remains slowed by a reliance on a limited methodological approach. Here, we advocate for a new way to study visitation through the use of a mixed-method design. We discuss what knowledge can be gleaned by examining visita...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2016
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Criminology, criminal justice, law & society
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-67 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
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Summary: | Although the prison visitation literature is advancing in significant ways, it remains slowed by a reliance on a limited methodological approach. Here, we advocate for a new way to study visitation through the use of a mixed-method design. We discuss what knowledge can be gleaned by examining visitation differently and describe our efforts to do so by introducing a new data source: the Arizona Prison VisitationProject (APVP). This article outlines the methodology of the APVP and details the data collection process. We conclude with a discussion on how the APVP can be useful for guiding future research and policy. |
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ISSN: | 2332-886X |