Purpose Prevalence rates of PTSD are higher in the prison population than in the
community. We sought to systematically review the extent to which this disorder is …

The importation model is a venerable theoretical explanation for inmate misconduct but it
has not been extended in nearly 50 years. The current study advances a life course …

The present study contrasted the parenting stress and adjustment patterns of 100 mothers
and 111 fathers incarcerated in one of 11 US prisons. In comparison to inmate mothers …

In the United States, inmates maintain high rates of recidivism when released from
correctional institutions. Although a large body of research addresses indicators of risk for …

Violence in the workplace has serious consequences for employees and organizations.
Based on a survey in early 2012 among employees from all work areas of 89 of the total 112 …

OBJECTIVE: The current study sought to illuminate the patterns associated with serious
inmate-on-staff assaults, as well as the characteristics of perpetrators and victims …

Studies explicitly examining the antecedents of prison victimization are rare relative to other
institutional outcomes (eg, misconduct) and are virtually nonexistent for incarcerated military …

Inmates who experienced childhood trauma have higher rates of institutional violence.
However, the potential intermediate roles of co-occurring mental health and substance use …

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 …

Purpose Age constitutes one of the most robust correlates of prison misconduct—younger
inmates are more likely to commit infractions. Minimal theoretical or empirical attention …