@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the effect of exposure to short-term solitary confinement among violent prison inmates",
journal="Journal of quantitative criminology",
year="2016",
author="Morris, Robert G.",
volume="32",
number="1",
pages="1-22",
abstract="OBJECTIVEsThis study tracked the behavior of male inmates housed in the general inmate populations of 70 different prison units from a large southern state. Each of the inmates studied engaged in violent misconduct at least once during the first 2 years of incarceration (n = 3,808). The goal of the study was to isolate the effect of exposure to short-term solitary confinement (SC) as a punishment for their initial act of violent behavior on the occurrence and timing of subsequent misconduct.<br><br>METHODSThis study relied upon archival longitudinal data and employed a multilevel counterfactual research design (propensity score matching) that involved tests for group differences, event history analyses, and trajectory analyses.<br><br>RESULTSThe results suggest that exposure to short-term solitary confinement as a punishment for an initial violence does not appear to play a role in increasing or decreasing the probability, timing, or development future misconduct for this particular group on inmates.<br><br>CONCLUSIONSUpon validation, these findings call for continued research and perhaps a dialog regarding the utility of solitary confinement policies under certain contexts. This unique study sets the stage for further research to more fully understand how solitary impacts post-exposure behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-4518",
doi="10.1007/s10940-015-9250-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10940-015-9250-0"
}