Correctional destabilization and jail violence: The consequences of prison depopulation legislation

Jonathan W. Caudill, Chad R. Trulson, James W. Marquart, Ryan Patten, Matthew O. Thomas and Sally Anderson

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2014, vol. 42, issue 6, 500-506

Abstract: This study explored the effects of prison depopulation on local jail violence through a general systems perspective – where an abrupt shift in the processing of offenders had the potential to create ripple effects through other organizations – of the criminal justice system.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2014.09.009

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