The Sociopolitical Context of Prison Violence and Its Control: A Case Study of Supermax and Its Effect in Illinois

The Prison Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-122

  Sundt, Jody L ^a   Castellano, Thomas C ^b   Briggs, Chad S ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

administrative control; correctional policy; interrupted time series; prison order; prison violence; supermax

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949131484     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885507310994     Document Type: Article

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