Kristy N. Matsuda, Jim Hess, Susan Turner and Adrienne Credo, University of California, Irvine.
High Desert State Prison Camera Evaluation Final Report 5.9.2018
Encountering Correctional Populations
December 4, 2017 by
By Kathleen A. Fox, Jodi Lane and Susan F. Turner
https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520293571
While many researchers study offenders and offending, few actually journey into the correctional world to meet offenders face to face. This book offers researchers, practitioners, and students a step-by-step guide to effectively research correctional populations, providing field-tested advice for those studying youth and adults on probation, on parole, and in jails and prisons.
The book addresses topics such as how to build rapport with offenders and those who monitor them; how to select from the many types of correctional data that can be collected; how to navigate the informed consent process and maintain research ethics; and how to manage the logistics of doing research. With personal stories, “what if” scenarios, case studies, and real-world tools like checklists and sample forms, the authors share methods of negotiating the complexities that researchers often face as they work with those behind bars.
Read about Arts in Corrections in New York Times article
October 19, 2017 by
Click below to read “No License Plates Here: Using Art to Transcend Prison Walls” by Patricia Leigh Brown.
Parole Agent Workload Study
April 27, 2017 by
Helen Braithwaite, Theresa Lavery, Holly Westfall & Susan Turner, University of California, Irvine
The purpose of the workload study was to collect data to examine whether female parolees are more work or different work than male parolees for parole agents.
Are Female Parolees Different: Results from the Workload Study
April 26, 2017 by
Helen Braithwaite, Theresa Lavery, Holly Westfall & Susan Turner, University of California, Irvine
This is a brief summary report of the parole agents’ activity logs from the “Parole Agent Workload Study.”