In the 50 years since its inception, racial threat theory has gained substantial traction across
the social sciences and been widely embraced by scholars studying race, power structures …

The use of administrative segregation in prison is a controversial correctional policy.
Proponents argue this type of housing is necessary for maintaining institutional safety and …

This article introduces the concept of carceral care as those public-facing “do-better” penal
practices, policies, and material actions used to ward off future investigation of underlying …

Proponents of restrictive housing argue that its use is an effective deterrent of antisocial
behavior, while its critics maintain that the setting causes serious psychological damage and …

Gangs present serious challenges to the management and order of prisons. Restrictive
housing is viewed by correctional officials as one of the few effective responses to gangs, yet …

Abstract Purpose Differential Coercion and Social Support (DCSS) theory is used to
examine whether sources of coercion and social support differ in their effects on inmate …

Purpose Prior studies of policing and sentencing often find racial disparities in criminal
justice decision-making. However, there is limited research on the existence of racial …

As part of the rise of “get tough” punishment in recent decades, prison systems increasingly
have relied on solitary confinement and what many contemporary accounts have termed …

Despite a growing body of research on the use of disciplinary segregation within prisons,
limited research has examined the role that mental health plays in this context, particularly …

Historically, criminologists have examined offending and victimization in the community as
separate outcomes. Recently, however, researchers have begun to explore the shared …