RT Article
T1 Addressing Serious Violent Misconduct in Prison: Examining an Alternative Form of Restrictive Housing
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 14
SP 4585
OP 4608
A1 Meyers, Travis J.
A1 Infante, Arynn
A1 Wright, Kevin A.
A2 Infante, Arynn
A2 Wright, Kevin A.
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1666134805
AB A number of scholars, civil, and human rights activists have expressed concern about the negative impact restrictive housing may have on the physical and mental well-being of inmates. Rigorous, theoretically informed outcome evaluations, however, are virtually nonexistent. Guided by theory and existing empirical evidence, this study explores the future behavioral and mental health outcomes associated with completing an alternative approach to restrictive housing in the Arizona Department of Corrections. To explore program outcomes, we use paired-sample t tests to determine whether post-program behavior is significantly different from preprogram behavior. In addition, we use cross tabulations and independent samples t tests to identify relationships between individual-level inmate and program characteristics and program outcomes. Results from this study suggest that a more therapeutic restrictive status housing program has the potential to improve the future behavior of program graduates; however, future research is needed to build upon these findings.
K1 Restrictive housing
K1 Corrections
K1 Institutional misconduct
K1 Correctional policy
K1 Program evaluation
DO 10.1177/0306624X18778451