Defining Prison Violence: Implications for Policy and Practice

• In Event: The Sources and Consequences of Prison Violence, Part 2: A Discussion on Policy and Practice

Abstract

Representatives from the consortium states (Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, Colorado Department of Corrections, Massachusetts Department of Correction, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Oregon Department Corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice) discuss the implications of the prison violence project findings for policy and practice.

Authors

• H. Daniel Butler, Iowa State University

• Nancy Rodriguez, University of California, Irvine