Understanding the Drivers and Responses to Prison Violence: Results from a Multi-State Examination

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The panel will discuss select findings from its collaboration with the Prison Violence Consortium. The Consortium is a partnership between seven state prison systems and correctional experts dedicated to investigating the causes and consequences of prison violence among incarcerated persons and correctional staff. Consortium members include the 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. Researchers pursued multiple methodologies, including analyses of administrative data, interviews with incarcerated persons, staff, and behavioral health professionals, and a systematic review of policy and training material.

Sub Unit

• Area VI. The Criminal Justice System / 46. Jails & Prisons

Individual Presentations

• Understanding Correctional Responses to Prison Violence: An In-depth Analysis - Kylie S. Reale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Natasha Frost, Northeastern University; Nancy Rodriguez, University of California, Irvine

• Understanding Reasons for Prison Violence across Diverse Institutional Contexts - Melinda Tasca, University of Texas at El Paso; Nancy Rodriguez, University of California, Irvine

• A Systematic Review of De-Escalation Training Provided to Correctional Staff - Daniel Butler, Iowa State University

• Death in Prison: Explaining Racial Disparities in Risks for Mortality, Age at Death, and Potential Years of Life Lost - Jillian Turanovic, University of Colorado Boulder; Nancy Rodriguez, University of California, Irvine; Julie L. Kuper, University of Wyoming

Chair

• Nancy Rodriguez, University of California, Irvine

Discussant

• John Wooldredge, University of Cincinnati