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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Main Author: Tasca, Melinda (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Criminology, criminal justice, law & society
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-67
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Prison visitation
Prisoners
Mixed methods
Data collection
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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.
ISSN:2332-886X