RT Article
T1 Quantifying the Size of the Contraband Cell Phone Problem: insights From a Large Rural State Penitentiary
JF The prison journal
VO 98
IS 5
SP 630
OP 648
A1 Grommon, Eric L.
A2 Carter, Jeremy
A2 Scheer, Charles
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1742355765
AB Cell phones are one of the most challenging forms of contraband for correctional facilities. The size of this problem is difficult to quantify. Confiscation data are only able to tell a partial story. Through the use of a unique data collection effort, this research details the number of contraband cell phones within a facility and offers the first attempt to estimate the gap that exists between the number of contraband cell phones available and the number that are confiscated. In light of the findings, implications for policy and an agenda for research on contraband cell phone market dynamics are provided.
K1 Cell phones
K1 Confiscations
K1 Contraband
K1 Institutional corrections
K1 Managed access
DO 10.1177/003288551879411