Through the bullet-proof glass: conducting research in prison settings.
A team of academic researchers, clinicians, prison administrators and undergraduate and graduate students came together to conduct an evaluation of a pre-release discharge planning program in a women's prison facility. This paper describes differences between academic and corrections systems, adaptations needed in order to work within the correctional system, pragmatic and ethical issues addressed by our team, and the joys and benefits we experienced doing the project. Team members who had not previously worked in a prison setting found it an extraordinary, transformative learning experience in spite of the challenges.
Quina
Kathryn
K
Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, USA.
Garis
Ann Varna
AV
Stevenson
John
J
Garrido
Maria
M
Brown
Jody
J
Richman
Roberta
R
Renzi
Jeffrey
J
Fox
Judith
J
Mitchell
Kimberly
K
D032984:Ethics, Research; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012107:Research Design; D012237:Rhode Island