Getting in (and staying in) when everyone else wants to get out: 10 lessons learned from conducting research with inmates

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 304-327

  Fox, Kathleen ^a   Zambrana, Katheryn ^b   Lane, Jodi ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956352218     PISSN: 10511253     EISSN: 17459117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511253.2010.517774     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Beck, A. R. 1999. Deciding on a new jail design. Kansas City, MO: Justice Concepts.
2. Broadhead, B. S., and R. C. Rist. 1976. Gatekeepers and the social control of social research. Social Problems 23 (3): 325-336.
3. Clemmer, D. 1940. The prison community. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
4. Dilulio, J. 1987. Governing prisons: A comparative study of correctional management. New York: Free Press.
5. Duhart, D. T. 2000. Urban, suburban, and rural victimization, 1993-1998. Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report. U.S. Department of Justice. NCJ 182031.
6. Gillis, D. C., M. Butler, S. Bivens, and A. Rose. 2001. Collaborative research and action in communities: Partnership building in the Chicago empowerment zone. In M. Sullivan and J. G. Kelly (Eds.), Collaborative research: University and community partnership (pp. 85-104). Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.
7. Goffman, E. 1961. Asylums. New York: Doubleday.
8. Goldstein, A. P., and B. Glick. 2001. Aggression replacement training: Application and evaluation management. In G. A. Bernfeld, D. P. Farrington, and A. W. Leschied (Eds.), Offender rehabilitation in practice (pp. 121-148). West Sussex: John Wiley.
9. Hagan, F. E. 2006. Research methods in criminal justice and criminology. Boston: Pearson Education.
10. Harrison, L. D. 1995. The validity of self-reported data on drug use. Journal of Drug Issues 25 (1): 91-111.
11. Irwin, J. 1985. The jail. Berkeley: University of California Press.
12. Jeffords, C. R. 2007. Gaining approval from a juvenile correctional agency to conduct external research. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 5 (1): 88-99.
13. Kumar, R. 2005. Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
14. Lane, J., and L. Lanza-Kaduce. 2007. Before you open the doors: Ten lessons from Florida's faith and community-based delinquency treatment initiative. Evaluation Review 31: 121-152.
15. Lane, J., L. Lanza-Kaduce, C. E. Frazier, and D. M. Bishop. 2002. Adult versus juvenile sanctions: Voices of incarcerated youths. Crime & Delinquency 48 (3): 431-455.
16. Lane, J., S. Turner, and C. Flores. 2004. Researcher-practitioner collaboration in corrections: Overcoming hurdles for successful partnerships. Criminal Justice Review 29 (1): 97-114.
17. Levine, J. P. 1976. The potential for crime overreporting in criminal victimization surveys. Criminology 14 (3): 307-330.
18. Marquart, J. W. 1986. Doing research in prison: The strengths and weaknesses of full participation as a guard. Justice Quarterly 3 (1): 15-32.
19. Maxfield, M. G., and E. Babbie. 2008. Research methods for criminal justice and criminology (5th ed.). Thomson Wadsworth.
20. Megargee, E. I. 1995. Assessment research in correctional settings: Methodological issues and practical problems. Psychological Assessment 7 (3): 359-366.
21. National Youth Gang Center (NYGC). 2007. National youth gang survey analysis. Retrieved from http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Survey-Analysis
22. O'Leary, Z. 2005. Researching real-world problems: A guide to methods of inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
23. Peters, R. H., P. E. Greenbaum, J. F. Edens, C. R. Carter, and M. M. Ortiz. 1998. Prevalence of DSM-IV substance abuse and dependence disorders among prison inmates. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 24 (4): 573-587.
24. Peterson, M. A., H. B. Braiker, and S. M. Polich. 1981. Who commits crimes-A survey of prison inmates. Cambridge, MA: Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain.
25. Poole, E. D., and R. M. Regoli. 1983. Violence in juvenile institutions. Criminology 21 (2): 213-232.
26. Pope, C. E., R. Lovell, and S. G. Brandl. 2001. Voices from the field: Readings in criminal justice research. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
27. Reback, C. J., A. J. Cohen, T. E. Freese, and S. Shoptaw. 2002. Making collaborations work: Key components of practice/research partnerships. Journal of Drug Issues 32 (3): 837-848.
28. Riger, S. 2001. Working together: Challenges in collaborative research. In M. Sullivan and J. G. Kelly (Eds.), Collaborative research: University and community partnership (pp. 45-60). Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.
29. Schutt, R. K. 2006. Investigating the social world: The process and practice of research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
30. Singer, S. I. 1979. A comment on alleged overreporting. Criminology 16 (1): 99-103.
31. Spear, S., and R. A. Rawson. 2002. Linking researchers and practitioners in the substance abuse field: Perspectives of two "bridgers." Journal of Drug Issues 32 (3): 881-892.
32. Struckman-Johnson, C., D. Struckman-Johnson, L. Rucker, K. Bumby, and S. Donaldson. 1996. Sexual coercion reported by men and women in prison. Journal of Sex Research 33 (1): 67-76.
33. Sykes, G. 1958. The society of captives. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
34. Thornberry, T. P., and M. D. Krohn. 2000. The self-report method for measuring delinquency and crime. In D. Duffee's (Ed.), Measurement and analysis of crime and justice: Criminal justice 2000 (Vol. 4, pp. 33-84). Washington, DC: US Department of Justice.
35. Toch, H. 1992. Living in prison: The ecology of survival. Hyattsville, MD: American Psychological Association.
36. Trulson, C. R., J. W. Marquart, and J. L. Mullings. 2004. Breaking in: Gaining entry to prisons and other hard-to access criminal justice organizations. Journal of Criminal Justice Education 15 (2): 451-478.
37. Turner, C. F., J. T. Lessler, and J. W. Devore. 1992. Effects of mode of administration and wording on reporting of drug use. In C. F. Turner, J. T. Lessler, and J. C. Gfroerer's (Eds.), Survey measurement of drug use: Methodological studies (pp. 177-219).Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse.