• 主题
高级搜索  >
历史搜索 清空历史
首页> 外文学位 >A Case Study of Overcrowding in a County Jail in the Southeast United States
【24h】

A Case Study of Overcrowding in a County Jail in the Southeast United States

机译：美国东南部县监狱人满为患的案例研究

获取原文
获取原文并翻译 | 示例
页面导航
  • 摘要
  • 著录项
  • 相似文献
  • 相关主题

摘要

Abstract For the past several decades, the county jail in a large metropolitan city in the southeast United States has been overcrowded, which has resulted in violence within the jail, excessive costs to the Sheriff's Office, and a requirement of Federal oversight of the jail from 2005 to 2015. In spite of these events, little is understood about why jail overcrowding is prevalent in the county and what impacts overcrowding may have on the communities around the jail. Using Shaw and McKay's social disorganization theory as the foundation, the purpose of this case study was to understand the unique circumstances around in the geographic region that may contribute to overcrowding in order to avoid the risk of future federal government intervention. Data were collected through interviews with jail administrators and staff, commissioners, and judges. Additionally, publicly available data related to the operations of the jail were collected. These data were inductively coded and then subjected to a thematic analysis procedure. Key findings identified the primary causes of overcrowding to include increases in the number of correctional clients with mental health problems, increases in the number of youthful offenders, and deficiencies in capacity at the primary jail facility that has not kept pace with population changes in the county. Positive social change implications include recommendations to jail administrators and lawmakers to use statutory authority to alleviate some of the problems in and around the jail facility. These recommendations may reduce the financial and legal risk for the county and promote public safety both within and outside the jail.
机译：摘要在过去的几十年中，美国东南部一个大城市的县监狱已经人满为患，这导致监狱内发生暴力事件，治安官办公室负担过多费用，并要求联邦政府对监狱进行监督。 2005年至2015年。尽管发生了这些事件，人们对于为何监狱人满为患在该县普遍存在以及人满为患对监狱周围社区有什么影响知之甚少。以Shaw和McKay的社会混乱理论为基础，本案例研究的目的是了解地理区域内可能导致人满为患的独特情况，从而避免了未来联邦政府干预的风险。数据是通过与监狱管理人员和人员，专员和法官的访谈收集的。此外，还收集了与监狱运作有关的公开数据。这些数据经过归纳编码，然后进行主题分析程序。主要调查结果确定了人满为患的主要原因，包括患有精神健康问题的教养服务对象的人数增加，青少年罪犯的人数增加以及主要监狱设施的能力不足，而该监狱的能力不足以跟上该县人口的变化。积极的社会变革影响包括建议监狱管理者和立法者使用法定权力来减轻监狱设施及其周围的一些问题。这些建议可能会减少该县的财务和法律风险，并促进监狱内外的公共安全。

著录项

  • 作者

    Robinson, Marquice.;

  • 作者单位

    Walden University.;

  • 授予单位 Walden University.;
  • 学科 Public policy.;Public administration.;Criminology.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 2018
  • 页码 105 p.
  • 总页数 105
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 建筑科学;
  • 关键词

相似文献

  • 外文文献
  • 中文文献
  • 专利
获取原文

客服邮箱：kefu@zhangqiaokeyan.com

京公网安备：11010802029741号 ICP备案号：京ICP备15016152号-6 六维联合信息科技 (北京) 有限公司©版权所有

  • 客服微信

  • 服务号