Purpose Inmate rule violations or “misconducts” reflect offending within a prison, and this
study involved a systematic review of studies of the causes/correlates of inmate misconduct …

This article examines the effectiveness of three theoretical models (deprivation, importation,
and situational) in explaining violent incidents, incidents against correctional staff, and …

The pattern of inmate involvement in violent misconduct is established in the early years of
imprisonment, yet few studies have looked at the predictors of violent misconduct during the …

The study investigated the effects of time spent in prison and quality of life before prison on
male, federally sentenced prisoners' adaptations to imprisonment, controlling for sentence …

The United States prison population is becoming more diverse and comprised of
increasingly more violent inmates. Although race has been cited as a risk factor for inmate …

In the criminal career literature, prison is usually viewed as an interruption of offending. Little
research has applied the criminal career perspective to misconduct committed by prisoners …

Using data from one Midwestern state, this article investigates whether or not characteristics
of importation and deprivation serve as predictors of receipt of institutional disciplinary …

Despite recent increases in the use of incarceration for white-collar offenders, little is known
about the prison experiences of these individuals or how they adjust to imprisonment …

American prison staffs face the difficult challenge of maintaining order in an often
overcrowded, potentially dangerous environment. Prison staffs are given wide discretion …

Minority men and women are significantly impacted by mass incarceration. Mass
incarceration has also resulted in a growth in prison violence, and previous studies in this …