The effect of digital technology on prisoner behavior and reoffending: a natural stepped-wedge design

Although prisons aspire to rehabilitate offenders, they fail to prepare prisoners for release into our modern digitally sophisticated society. The objectives of the current study were to assess the impact of digital technology on the culture of prisons, and on prisoners’ ability to self-manage their...

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1. VerfasserIn: McDougall, Cynthia (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Pearson, Dominic A. S. ; Garcia-Reyes, Maria ; Torgerson, David J.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Jahr: 2017, Band: 13, Heft: 4, Seiten: 455-482
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Schlagwörter:
Digital exclusion
Offender rehabilitation
Prison misconduct
Prisoner reentry
Recidivism
Digital technology
Stepped-wedge design
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Zusammenfassung:Although prisons aspire to rehabilitate offenders, they fail to prepare prisoners for release into our modern digitally sophisticated society. The objectives of the current study were to assess the impact of digital technology on the culture of prisons, and on prisoners’ ability to self-manage their behavior and reoffending.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-017-9303-5