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100 1 $aDiIulio, John J.
245 10 $aGoverning prisons :$ba comparative study of correctional management /$cJohn J. DiIulio, Jr.
260 0 $aNew York :$bFree Press ;$aLondon :$bCollier Macmillan,$cc1987.
300 $axiv, 349 p. ;$c25 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
504 $aBibliography: p. 319-334.
505 0 $aI. Understanding prisons -- 1. The governability of prisons -- The sociological view of prisons -- the sociological view of crime and corrections -- Sociology and inmate society -- Sociology and prison management -- The evolution of prison sociology -- Sociology and the contemporary prison -- Evaluating prison sociology -- Prison violence: are lax or tight controls to blame? -- The prison riots of 1951-1953 -- Prison riots of the 1980s -- Sociology and prison violence -- Participative prison management: should inmates be self-governing? -- Intellectual origins of prison democracy -- Lessons of experience: Walla Walla Penitentiary -- Sociology and inmate self-government -- Inmate treatment and custody: are they in conflict? -- Custody as a condition of treatment -- Custody as a part of treatment -- The sociological view of treatment versus custody -- Administrative change and its consequences -- The case of Stateville Penitentiary -- Limits of prison sociology -- Conclusion: a governmental perspective on prisons -- 2. The quality of prison life -- Measuring the quality of prison life: order, amenity, and service -- Order in Texas, Michigan and California prisons -- Texas: the most orderly prisons -- The decline of order in Texas prisons -- Intrasystem differences in order: California prisons -- Explaining differences in prison order -- Inaccurate or biased data -- Characteristics of the inmate population -- Level of expenditures -- Level of crowding -- Inmate-to-staff ratios -- Level of training -- Architecture -- Inmate social system -- Level of inmate treatment -- Inmate-staff race relations -- Repressive measures -- The quality of prison management.
505 0 $aII. Governing prisons -- 3. Governing prisons in three states -- A tour through TDC, CDC, and MDC: three models of correctional management -- Elements of the Texas Control Model -- Evolution of the control model -- Defects of the control model -- Elements of the Michigan Responsibility Model -- Evolution of the responsibility model -- Defects of the responsibility model -- Elements of the California Consensual Model -- Evolution of the consensual model -- Defects of the consensual model -- Varieties of correctional administration -- The wall unit: Huntsville, Texas -- California prisons: Soledad and CMC -- Michigan: Huron Valley Men's Facility (HVMF) -- Summary and conclusion -- 4. Correctional philosophy and leadership -- The keeper philosophy -- Texas keepers and the control model -- Michigan keepers and the responsibility model -- California keepers and the consensual model -- Correctional leadership -- Correctional leadership in California -- Correctional leadership in Michigan -- Correctional leadership in Texas: "Walking George" -- 5. Correctional change: the case of Texas prisons -- The rotten crutch: Texas building tenders -- Court intervention: the Ruiz Case -- Administration change and its consequences -- Aftermath and opportunity -- Summary and conclusion.
505 0 $aIII. Improving prisons -- 6. The prison as a constitutional government -- Internal controls: prison bureaucracy -- Correctional leadership and administrative stability -- The path to better prisons: obstacles and opportunities -- Correctional workers -- Courts and corrections -- Correctional officer unions -- Prisons, politicians, and the press -- Prisons, professors, and public policy -- Rethinking rehabilitation -- Beyond recidivism -- The morality of imprisonment -- Conclusion: the duty to govern -- IV. Studying prisons -- Appendix: Prison research -- Gaining access -- Gathering data -- Generating interest -- Future research.
520 $aTopics covered include prison riots and quality of prison life.
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