CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPRING 2010 READING LIST FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION IN CORRECTIONS Reading List for Question # 1 (everyone taking the corrections exam must answer): Bales, W. D., & Mears, D. P. (2008). Inmate social ties and the transition to society: Does visitation reduce recidivism? Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 45(3), 287-321. Feeney, K. J. (2008). The role of vocational training in pathways toward desistance. Politics & Policy, 36(5), 880-896. Henry, J. S. (2008). Closing the legal services gap in prisoner reentry programs. Criminal Justice Studies, 21(1), 15-25. Knollenberg, L., & Martin, V. A. (2008). Community reentry following prison: A process evaluation of the accelerated community entry program. Federal Probation, 72(2), 54-60. Listwan, S. J., Cullen, F. T., & Latessa, E. J. (2006). How to prevent prisoner re-entry programs from failing: Insights from evidence-based corrections. Federal Probation, 70(3), 19-25. Lyles-Chockley, A. (2009). Transitions to justice: Prisoner reentry as an opportunity to confront and counteract racism. Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal, 6, 259-303. Mallik-Kane, K., & Visher, C. A. (2008). Health and prisoner reentry: How physical, mental, and substance abuse conditions shape the process of reintegration. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center. Available online at http://www.urban.org/uploadedpdf/411617_health_prisoner_reentry.pdf Mears, D. P., Wang, X., & Hayles, C. (2008). Social ecology and recidivism: Implications for prisoner reentry. Criminology, 46(2), 301-340. Olson, D. E., Rozhon, J., & Powers, M. (2009). Enhancing prisoner reentry through access to prison-based and post-incarceration aftercare treatment: Experiences from the Illinois Sheridan Correctional Center therapeutic community. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 5(3), 299-321.
Petersilia, J. (2003). When prisoners come home: Parole and prisoner reentry. New York, NY: Oxford University Petersilia, J. (2005). From cell to society: Who is returning home? In J. Travis & C. A. Visher (eds.), Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America. New York: Cambridge University Piehl, A. M., & LoBuglio, S.F. (2005). Does supervision matter? In J. Travis & C. A. Visher (eds.), Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America. New York: Cambridge University Seiter, R. P. & Kadela, K. R. (2003). Prisoner reentry: What works, what does not, and what is promising. Crime & Delinquency, 49(3), 360-388. Shantz, L., Kilty, J. M., & Frigon, S. (2009). Echoes of imprisonment: Women's experiences of successful (re)integration. Canadian Journal of Law & Society, 24(1), 85-106. Shinkfield, J. (2009). Community reintegration of ex-prisoners : Type and degree of change in variables influencing successful reintegration. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 53(1), 29-42. Spencer, M. B., & Jones-Walker, C. (2004). Interventions and services offered to former juvenile offenders reentering their communities: An analysis of program effectiveness. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2, 88-97. Travis, J. (2005). But they all come back: Facing the challenges of prisoner reentry. Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute Travis, J. & Waul, M., (Eds.). (2004). Prisoners once removed: The impact of incarceration and reentry on children, families, and communities. Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute Uggen, C., Wakefield, S., & Western, B. (2005). Work and family perspectives on reentry. In J. Travis & C. A. Visher (eds.), Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America. New York: Cambridge University Visher, C. A., & Travis, J. (2003). Transitions from prison to community: Understanding individual pathways. Annual Review of Sociology, 29, 89-113. Visher, C. A., Wilson, J. A., & Davis, R. C. (2006). Effective reentry programs. Criminology & Public Policy, 5(2), 299-357. 2
Reading List for Question # 2: Berg, M. T., & DeLisi, M. (2006). The correctional melting pot: Race, ethnicity, citizenship, and prison violence. Journal of Criminal Justice, 34(6), 631-642. Byrne, J. M., & Hummer, D. (2007). Myths and realities of prison violence: A review of the evidence. Victims & Offenders, 2(1), 77-90. Edgar, K. (2005). Bullying, victimization and safer prisons. Probation Journal, 52(4), 390-400. DeLisi, M., Berg, M. T., & Hochstetler, A. (2004). Gang members, career criminals and prison violence: Further specification of the importation model of inmate behavior. Criminal Justice Studies, 17(4), 369-383. Gendreau, P., & Keyes, D. (2001). Making prisons safer and more humane environments. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 43, 123-130. Graeve, C. M., DeLisi, M., & Hochstetler, A. (2007). Prison rioters: Exploring infraction characteristics, risk factors, social correlates, and criminal careers. Psychological Reports, 100(2), 407-419. Griffin, M. L., & Hepburn, J. R. (2006). The effect of gang affiliation on violent misconduct among inmates during the early years of confinement. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 33, 419-448. Huebner, B. M. (2003). Administrative determinates of inmate violence: A multilevel analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice, 31, 107-117. Jenness, V., Maxson, C. L., Matsuda, K. N., & Sumner, J. M. (2007). Violence in California correctional facilities: An empirical examination of sexual assault. Irvine, CA: Center for Evidence-Based Corrections, University of California, Irvine. Available online at http://ucicorrections.seweb.uci.edu/pdf/final_prea_report.pdf Jones, T. R., & Pratt, T. C. (2008). The prevalence of sexual violence in prison: The state of the knowledge base and implications for evidence-based correctional policy making. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 52(3), 280-295. Komarovskaya, I., Loper, A. B., & Warren, J. (2007). The role of impulsivity in antisocial and violent behavior and personality disorders among incarcerated women. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34(11), 1499-1515. Lahm, K. F. (2008). Inmate-on-inmate assault: A multilevel examination of prison violence. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35(1), 120-137. 3
Sorensen, J. R., & Cunningham, M. D. (2007). Operationalizing risk: The influence of measurement choice on the prevalence and correlates of prison violence among incarcerated murderers. Journal of Criminal Justice, 35(5), 546-555. Sundt, J. L., Castellano, T. C., & Briggs, C. S. (2008). The socio-political context of prison violence and its control: A case study of supermax and its effect in Illinois. The Prison Journal, 88(1), 94-122. Toch, H., & Kupers, T. A. (2007). Violence in prisons, revisited. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 45(3/4), 1-28. Useem, B., & Piehl, A. (2006). Prison buildup and disorder. Punishment and Society, 8, 87-115. Wolff, N. (2007). Physical violence inside prisons: Rates of victimization. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34(5), 588-599. Zweig, J. M., Naser, R. L., & Blackmore, J. (2006). Addressing sexual violence in prison: A national snapshot of approaches and highlights of innovative strategies. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center. Available online at http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/216856.pdf Reading List for Question # 3: Blakely, C. R., & Bumphus, V. W. (2005). An analysis of civil suits filed against private and public prisons: A comparison of Title 42: Section 1983 litigation. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 16(1), 74-87. Blakely, C. R., & Bumphus, V. W. (2004). Private and public sector prisons: A comparison of select characteristics. Federal Probation, 68, 27-31. Camp, S. D., Bales, W. D., & Bedard, L. E. (2005). Private prisons & recidivism. Criminology & Public Policy, 4(1), 55-100. Culp, R. F. (2005). The rise and stall of prison privatization: An integration of policy analysis perspectives. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 16, 412-442. Gaes, G. G. (2005). Prison privatization in Florida: Promise, premise, and performance. Criminology & Public Policy, 4(1), 83-88. Gran, B., & Henry, W. (2007). Holding private prisons accountable: A socio-legal analysis of "contracting out" prisons. Social Justice, 34(3/4), 173-194. Lukemeyer, A., & McCorkle, R. C. (2006). Privatization of prisons: Impact on prison conditions. American Review of Public Administration, 36(2), 189-206. 4
Lundahl, B. W., Kunz, C., Brownell, C., Harris, N., & Van Vleet, R. (2009). Prison privatization: A meta-analysis of cost and quality of confinement indicator. Research on Social Work Practice, 19(4), 383-394. Marion, R. S. (2009). Note, Prisoners for sale: Making the Thirteenth Amendment case against state private prison contracts. William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal, 213-247. Maximus, Inc. (2006). Report on the evaluation of Arizona Department of Corrections operating per capital cost report and private prison cost mode. Phoenix, AZ: Author. Available online at http://www.afscme.org/docs/maximusnotes.pdf Morris, J. C. (2007). Government and market pathologies of privatization: The case of prison privatization. Politics & Policy, 35(2), 318-341. Nicholson-Crotty, S. (2004). The politics and administration of privatization: Contracting out for corrections management in the United States. Policy Studies Journal, 32(1), 41-57. Perrone, D., & Pratt, T. C. (2003). Comparing the quality of confinement and costeffectiveness of public versus private prisons: What we know, why we do not know more, and where to go from here. The Prison Journal, 83, 301-322. Pratt, T. C., & Maahs, J. (1999). Are private prisons more cost effective than public prisons? A meta-analysis of evaluation research studies. Crime & Delinquency, 45, 358-371. Price, B. E., & Riccucci, N. M. (2005). Exploring the determinants of decisions to privatize state prisons. American Review of Public Administration, 35(3), 223-35. Shefer, G., & Liebling, A. (2008). Prison privatization: In search of a business-like atmosphere? Criminology & Criminal Justice: An International Journal, 8(3), 261-278. Thomas, C. W. (2005). Recidivism of public and private state prison inmates in Florida: Issues and unanswered questions. Criminology & Public Policy, 4(1), 89-100. Young, Y. T. (2007). The privatization of California correctional facilities: A populationbased approach, Stanford Law and Policy Review, 18, 438-469. 5