Architecture and Correctional Services: A Facilities Approach to Treatment

Facilities are important aspects of rehabilitative treatment. To fully understand the impact of a facility on the effectiveness of treatment, the direct perspectives of service providers are critical. We examine four autoethnographic accounts from correctional service providers to determine the role...

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Main Author: St. John, Victor J. (Author)
Contributors: Allard, Samantha ; Ayers, Dave ; Blount-Hill, Kwan-Lamar ; Evans, Douglas
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: The prison journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 99, Issue: 6, Pages: 748-770
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Architecture
Autoethnography
Corrections
Jails
Prisons
Treatment
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Summary:Facilities are important aspects of rehabilitative treatment. To fully understand the impact of a facility on the effectiveness of treatment, the direct perspectives of service providers are critical. We examine four autoethnographic accounts from correctional service providers to determine the role of the facility in their provision of care and organize these into considerations of three central aspects of correctional architecture—space, layout, and setting (SLS)—which play an important role in the efficacy of rehabilitative services. We conclude by proposing how research may advance in this area, especially through the use of practitioner accounts.
ISSN:1552-7522
DOI:10.1177/0032885519877402