Situational Prison Control: Crime Prevention in Correctional Institutions

Cambridge Studies in Criminology

by Richard Wortley

This book examines the control of prison disorder through the application of situational crime prevention principles. It spans two subject areas--crime prevention and corrections--and may interest academics as well as practitioners in these fields. On one hand, the book presents a new model of situational prevention that has applications beyond institutions to community settings. On the other, the examination of particular problem behaviors provides a comprehensive review of the prison control literature that does not depend upon a specific interest in situational crime prevention.

268 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 1998