Journal Articles
After reading any of the following articles, answer these questions:
- What is the thesis or main idea from this article?
- What are the hypotheses?
- Is there any prior literature related to the hypotheses?
- What methods are used to support the hypotheses?
- Is this a qualitative study or quantitative study?
- What are the results, and how does the author present the results?
- Do you believe that the authors provided a persuasive argument? Why or why not?
- Who is the intended audience of this article?
- What does the article add to your knowledge of the subject?
- What are the implications for criminal justice policy that can be derived from this article?
Chapter 2: A History of Corrections
- The Impact Of Sentencing Guidelines On State-Level Sanctions: An Analysis Over Time
Sean Nicholson-Crotty
Crime and Delinquency 50(3): 395-411 (2004)
http://cad.sagepub.com - The Theory and Practice of Supermax Prisons
Daniel P. Mears and Michael D. Reisig
Punishment and Society 8(1): 33-57 (2006)
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Chapter 3: Correctional History: Reforms and Themes
- All the Women in the Maryland State Penitentiary: 1812-1869
Vernetta D. Young
The Prison Journal 81(1): 113-132 (2001)
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Chapter 4: Sentencing: The Application of Punishment
- The World’s Most Influential Prison: Success or Failure?
Norman Johnston
The Prison Journal, 84 (4 supplemental), 20S-40S.
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Chapter 5: Jails
- The Jail and the Community: Comparing Jails in Rural and Urban Contexts
Brandon K. Applegate and Alicia H. Sitren
The Prison Journal 88: 252 – 269 (2008)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Exploring Inmate Reentry in a Local Jail Setting: Implications for Outreach, Service Use, and Recidivism
Michael D. White, Jessica Saunders, Christopher Fisher, and Jeff Mellow
Crime & Delinquency, December 2008
http://cad.sagepub.com - Density, Inmate Assaults, and Direct Supervision Jails
Christine Tartaro and Marissa P. Levy
Criminal Justice Policy Review 18: 395 – 417 (2007)
http://cjp.sagepub.com - We Know It, We Just Have to Do It: Perceptions of Ethical Work in Prisons and Jails
Mary K. Stohr, Craig Hemmens, Misty Kifer, and Mary Schoeler
The Prison Journal 80: 126 – 150 (2000)
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Chapter 6: Probation and Community Corrections
- The Electronic Monitoring of Offenders Released from Jail or Prison: Safety, Control, and Comparisons to the Incarceration Experience
Brian K. Payne and Randy R. Gainey
The Prison Journal 84: 413 – 435 (2004).
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Controlling a Jail Population by Partially Closing the Front Door: An Evaluation of a "Summons in Lieu of Arrest" Policy
Terry L. Baumer and Kenneth Adams
The Prison Journal 86: 386-402 (2006)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - From the Inside: The Meaning of Probation to Probationers
Brandon K. Applegate, Hayden P. Smith, Alicia H. Sitren, and Nicolette Fariello Springer
Criminal Justice Review, November 2008
https://cjr.sagepub.com - Probation Violations, Revocations, and Imprisonment: The Decisions of Probation Officers, Prosecutors, and Judges Pre- and Post-Mandatory Drug Treatment
Nancy Rodriguez and Vincent J. Webb
Criminal Justice Policy Review 18: 3 – 30 (2007)
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Chapter 7: Prisons
- Social Support, Gender, and Inmate Adjustment to Prison Life: Insights From a National Sample
Shanhe Jiang and L. Thomas Winfree, Jr.
The Prison Journal 86: 32 – 55 (2006)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Inmate Misconduct: A Test of the Deprivation, Importation, and Situational Models
Shanhe Jiang and Marianne Fisher-Giorlando
The Prison Journal 82: 335 – 358 (2002)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Inmate Versus Environmental Effects On Prison Rule Violations
Benjamin Steiner and John Wooldredge
Criminal Justice and Behavior 35: 438 – 456 (2008)
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Chapter 8: Parole and Prisoner Reentry
- Prisoner Reentry: Public Safety and Reintegration Challenges
Joan Petersilia
The Prison Journal 81(3): 360-375
http://tpj.sagepub.com - "Punishment on the Installment Plan": Individual-Level Predictors of Parole Revocation in Four States
Sara Steen and Tara Opsal
The Prison Journal 87: 344 – 366 (2007)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Reentry for Serious and Violent Offenders: An Analysis of Program Attrition
Shelley Johnson Listwan
Criminal Justice Policy Review, November 2008
https://cjp.sagepub.com - Parole and Revocation: Perspectives of Young Adult Offenders
Kate Hanrahan, John J. Gibbs, and Sherwood E. Zimmerman
The Prison Journal 85: 251 – 269 (2005)
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Chapter 9: The Correctional Experience for Staff
- The Sexualized Work Environment: A Look At Women Jail Officers
Mark R. Pogrebin and Eric D. Poole
The Prison Journal 77(1): 41-57 (1997)
https://tpj.sagepub.com - Wardens’ Perceptions of Inmate Fear of Sexual Assault: A Research Note
Christopher Hensley and Richard Tewksbury
The Prison Journal 85: 198 – 203 (2005)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Being the Good Soldier: Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Commitment Among Correctional Staff
Eric G. Lambert, Nancy L. Hogan, and Marie L. Griffin
Criminal Justice and Behavior 35: 56 – 68 (2008)
http://cjb.sagepub.com - Satisfied in the Jail?: Exploring the Predictors of Job Satisfaction Among Jail Officers
Tammy L. Castle
Criminal Justice Review 33: 48 – 63 (2008)
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Chapter 10: Women and Corrections
- Parenting Attitudes of Drug-Involved Women Inmates
Hilary L. Surratt
The Prison Journal 83: 206 – 220 (2003)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Convicted Survivors: Comparing and Describing California's Battered Women Inmates
Elizabeth Dermody Leonard
The Prison Journal 81: 73 – 86 (2001)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Substance Abuse Treatment, Anticipated Maternal Roles, and Reentry Success of Drug-Involved Women Prisoners
Cynthia A. Robbins, Steven S. Martin, and Hilary L. Surratt
Crime & Delinquency, December 2007
http://cad.sagepub.com - Mothers' Reentry into Family Life Following Incarceration
Joyce A. Arditti and April L. Few
Criminal Justice Policy Review, 17: 103 – 123 (2006)
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Chapter 11: Minorities and Corrections
- Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC) Of Youth: An Analysis Of State And Federal Efforts To Address The Issue
Michael J. Leiber
Crime and Delinquency 48(1): 3-45 (2002)
http://cad.sagepub.com - Inmate Racial Integration: Achieving Racial Integration in the Texas Prison System
Chad R. Trulson and James W. Marquart
The Prison Journal 82: 498 – 525 (2002)
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Chapter 12: Juveniles and Corrections
- Exploring State-Level Variation in Juvenile Incarceration Rates: Symbolic Threats and Competing Explanations
Daniel P. Mears
The Prison Journal 86: 470 – 490 (2006)
https://tpj.sagepub.com - Juvenile Waiver, Boot Camp, and Recidivism in a Northwestern State
Benjamin Steiner and Andrew L. Giacomazzi
The Prison Journal 87: 227 – 240 (2007)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Treatment Issues and Outcomes for Juvenile-Justice-Involved Youth from Rural and Nonrural Areas
Bridget S. Ruiz, Sally J. Stevens, Katherine McKnight, Susan H. Godley, and Patricia Shane
The Prison Journal 85: 97 – 121 (2005)
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Chapter 13: Legal Issues in Corrections
- The United States Supreme Court And The Civil Commitment Of Sex Offenders
Rudolph Alexander
The Prison Journal 84(3): 361-378 (2004)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Inmate Suicide in Prisons: An Analysis of Legal Liability Under 42 USC Section 1983
Robert D. Hanser
The Prison Journal 82: 459 – 477 (2002)
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Prisoners’ Rights and the Rehnquist Court Era
Christopher E. Smith
The Prison Journal 87: 457 – 476 (2007)
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Chapter 14: Correctional Programming and Treatment
- What Works for Female Offenders: A Meta-Analytic Review
Craig Dowden and D. A. Andrews
Crime and Delinquency 45(4): 438-452 (1999)
http://cad.sagepub.com - Offender Coercion in Treatment: A Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness
Karen K. Parhar, J. Stephen Wormith, Dena M. Derkzen, and Adele M. Beauregard
Criminal Justice and Behavior 35: 1109 – 1135 (2008)
http://cjb.sagepub.com - Effectiveness of Sex Offender Treatment for Psychopathic Sexual Offenders
Dennis M. Doren and Pamela M. Yates
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 52: 234 – 24 (2008)
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Chapter 15: Corrections in the 21st Century
- Comparing The Quality Of Confinement And Cost-Effectiveness Of Public Versus Private Prisons: What We Know, Why We Do Not Know More, And Where To Go From Here
Dina Perrone and Travis C. Pratt
The Prison Journal 83(3): 301-322
http://tpj.sagepub.com - Supermax Prisons: Myths, Realities, and the Politics of Punishment in American Society
Jesenia M. Pizarro, Vanja M. K. Stenius, and Travis C. Pratt
Criminal Justice Policy Review 17(1): 6-21 (2006)
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