title: Through the bullet-proof glass: conducting research in prison settings.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Quina
authors.forename: Ann Varna
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Garis
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: Jody
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Richman
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Renzi
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: 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