The sociology of contraband: Examining the correlates of illicit drugs, cellphones, and weapons in US prisons

BE Peterson, KD Kim, R Shukla - The Prison Journal, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Contraband negatively affects the safety and security of correctional institutions. Extant
research has relied on descriptive analyses or limited measures of contraband. Drawing …

[PDF][PDF] The Scope, Severity, and Interdiction of Contraband Cell Phones in Correctional Facilities

R Shukla, B Peterson, KD Kim - 2024 - urban.org
Background Despite the dangers associated with contraband cell phones, there has been
very little systematic data collection on the scope of the problem. Most information is …

Staff As a Conduit for Contraband: Developing and Testing Key Assumptions of Professional Boundary Violations in Prison

BE Peterson, KD Kim - Deviant Behavior, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The breach of professional boundaries by correctional staff involves various transgressive
behaviors and improper relationships with incarcerated individuals. Extant literature has …

[PDF][PDF] Interdiction Technologies and Strategies for Contraband Cell Phones

B Peterson, KD Kim, R Shukla, M Kizzort - Washington, DC: Urban …, 2022 - read-me.org
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[PDF][PDF] Cell Phone Detection Canines for Contraband Interdiction in Correctional Settings

J Shaffer, J Russo, B Peterson, R Shukla - 2024 - read-me.org
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