RT Article
T1 The Sociology of Contraband: Examining the Correlates of Illicit Drugs, Cellphones, and Weapons in U.S. Prisons
JF The prison journal
VO 104
IS 3
SP 365
OP 389
A1 Peterson, Bryce E.
A2 Kim, Ki Deuk
A2 Shukla, Rochisha
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1887246002
AB Contraband negatively affects the safety and security of correctional institutions. Extant research has relied on descriptive analyses or limited measures of contraband. Drawing upon established theories of institutional misbehavior—the deprivation model, importation model, and management perspective–the study examines facility-level and correctional population characteristic correlates of contraband in 301 prisons across six U.S. states. Findings confirm the relevance of individually examining risk factors by type of contraband, including drugs, cellphones, weapons, and total contraband. Lower security prisons, prisons providing substance use treatment, and those employing more women staff had fewer contraband drugs, weapons, and cellphones. Providing outside work opportunities and work-release programs also reduced contraband weapons.
K1 correctional population
K1 facility type
K1 institutional misbehavior models
K1 prison contraband
DO 10.1177/00328855241240143