Sex Trading Among Hazardously Drinking Jailed Women

For women involved in sex trading, both alcohol problems and passage through the criminal justice system are highly prevalent. This study is the 1st to conduct a focused examination of factors associated with sex trading among hazardously drinking, pretrial, jailed women. Cocaine use, social support for alcohol abstinence, and more days incarcerated in the 90 days leading up to the index incarceration were significantly associated with sex trading involvement among alcoholic women. Helping incarcerated alcoholic women reduce cocaine use and improve sober support networks during and following an incarceration may minimize sex trading after release.     

Turning off jail turnover: do generational differences matter?

Reducing turnover in America’s jails is a significant fiscal concern and a serious organizational challenge. When determining how to improve retention, the private sector has been influenced by the literature on generational relevance. To explore whether similar cohort-driven motivators might be productively directed toward reducing jail turnover, the application of generational relevance theory to jails was empirically tested. To assess the impact of retention-related variables on various age cohorts working in America’s jails, a national survey was administered to jail staff throughout the country. Results indicate that less than half of the variables included in the analysis reached levels of statistical significance when analyzed by generational cohorts, and even among significant variables, over one-third were age-driven by nature. Although the findings do little to advance the cause of generational relevance theory, they are not without merit for jail administrators seeking to reduce turnover, pointing toward the universal appeal such intrinsic factors as treating people fairly, creating a positive work climate, and assuring that employees are listened to, have input, and are recognized, respected, and appreciated. Essentially, results indicate that reducing jail turnover is more likely to be a product of initiatives that are generically requisite than generationally relevant.     

Examining recidivism among foreign-born jail inmates: does immigration status make a difference over the long term?

The topic of ‘illegal’ immigration is currently the focus of intense ideological and policy debate in the United States. A common assertion is that those without legal immigration status are disproportionately involved in criminal offending relative to other foreign-born populations. The current study examines the long-term recidivism patterns of a group of male removable aliens compared to those foreign-born with legal authorisation to be present in the Unites States. The sample includes 1297 foreign-born males released from the Los Angeles County Jail during a 1-month period in 2002, and the follow-up period extends through 2011. Using three measures of rearrest and a rigorous counterfactual modelling approach, we find no statistically significant differences between the two groups in likelihood, frequency, or timing of first rearrest over 9 years. The findings do not lend support to arguments that removable aliens pose a disproportionate risk of repeat involvement in local criminal justice systems.     

体育运动对监狱人民警察身心健康的积极影响

社会的发展和进步，对我国监狱人民警察的素质提出了越来越高的要求。在网上检索有关研究论文，查阅与本研究有关的文献资料、对有关人员进行访谈，结合体育运动的特点和监狱人民警察健康的现状进行分析，明确体育运动对监狱人民警察身心健康具有良好的积极影响。     

狱政管理运用德治思想的几点思考

在狱政管理中运用德治思想 ,既是监狱历史经验和工作实践的总结 ,也是监狱事业发展的需要。在狱政管理中运用德治思想 ,必须构建以马克思主义为指导 ,以社会公德、职业道德、家庭美德为主要内容的思想道德体系 ,把广大干警特别是领导干部的思想道德建设作为重点 ,还要处理好“依法治监”和“以德治监”的关系     

监狱警察警务技能训练机制探讨

监狱警察警务技能训练是一个更多地按照实践逻辑运行的、综合作用的过程。监狱警务技能训练机制,是监狱警察警务技能训练系统各要素之间相互作用的过程和方式,是一套结构化的运行规则。从外部而言,须臾万变的社会环境促使监狱警察警务技能训练机制发生深刻变革;就自身而论,监狱警察警务技能训练机制是监狱警力资源开发的新途径。现行机制存在粗、浅、盲、少、呆这些症结,监狱警务技能训练机制的发展必须积极转变形态,创建现代化、科学化的监狱警务技能训练机制模式。     

监狱推行警察岗位资格制度的关键问题与可能路径

警察队伍专业化已经成为我国监狱理论学者和实务部门广泛关注的问题。推行监狱警察岗位资格制度有助于加强监狱警察队伍专业化建设，其关键问题是组织重构和管理流程再造、岗位体系构建和岗位标准设计以及营造开放流动的警力资源配置环境，而推行岗位资格制度的可能路径是通过试点改革，以典型带动，循序渐进地予以推动，逐步形成岗位资格制度的有效运行机制和保障模式。     

试论开放式监狱建设

建设开放式监狱是主动履行政府信息公开义务的举措之一，有利于增强监狱的透明度，提高工作水平，增强群众的法制意识。建设开放式监狱的关键和难点在于开放度。要处理好开放与保密的关系。接待群众参观只是开放的形式之一，开放式监狱应该具有更广阔的内涵。建设开放式监狱，是一项复杂而重大的工作，需要事先从思想、制度、组织、财力等方面做好准备，保障开放式监狱建设的顺利进行。     

法治化:监狱危机管理的必由之路

监狱在应对各类危机事件的具体实践中存在诸多问题,如传统思维和行动约束、思想意识淡薄以及监狱危机管理制度供应不足。建立监狱危机管理制度应遵循四个原则:应急管理原则、信息公开原则、权利保障原则、积极预防原则。监狱危机管理法治化是监狱工作的必然取向,实现危机管理法治化的基本要素包括了以法律授权的形式,建立监狱应急法规体系;构建规范处置机制,健全监狱危机管理制度;从法益保护的视角,理顺危机管理职责权利;强化人员素质,提升警察危机管理意识。     

关于应对监狱舆情危机的思考

监狱舆情危机具有不可避免性、突发性、严重破坏性、难以修复性、可预控性和易变性特征。当前应对监狱舆情危机,还存在处置机制不健全、信息收集和分析滞后、缺乏处置技巧等问题。在迈入信息化、网络化社会的今天,监狱警察应当不断增强危机意识,建立舆情预警有效机制,积极引导舆情动态变化,妥善处理善后事宜,切实维护监狱和监狱警察的良好形象。