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Review of "Prison Land: Mapping Carceral Power Across Neoliberal America" by Brett Story (University of Minnesota Press)

open access: yesLateral, 2020
Brett Story’s Prison Land: Mapping Carceral Power Across Neoliberal America offers a timely reflection on the role of mass incarceration in remaking the neoliberal contours of contemporary U.S. culture.
Marcia Klotz
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of Youth Empowerment Services (YES) juvenile justice diversion program: A first‐person account

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Santa Barbara County, the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Program brought together several government and community‐based organizations, as well as a university‐based evaluation team, to provide pre‐adjudication diversion to youth ages 12 to 17.
Angela Pollard   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Participation Amid Mass Incarceration

open access: yesAnnual review of political science (Palo Alto, Calif. Print), 2021
Contact with the carceral state—ranging from police stops to prison time—is a frequent experience in the United States, particularly in communities marginalized on the basis of race and class.
Ariel White
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Racism and racial disparities in firearm violence: A scoping review

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firearm violence (i.e., interpersonal, police firearm violence) disproportionately affects racially minoritized communities. Researchers recently shifted their focus from race to racism to better understand the factors that contribute to racial disparities in firearm violence.
Daniel B. Lee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

A Wealth of Inequalities: Mass Incarceration, Employment, and Racial Disparities in U.S. Household Wealth, 1996 to 2011

open access: yesRSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2016
Despite the strong relationship between the rise in mass incarceration over the last forty years and racial inequality in employment and wages, few studies have examined the long-term consequences and spillover effects of criminal justice contact on the ...
Bryan L. Sykes, Michelle Maroto
doaj   +1 more source

Mass Incarceration and Inmate Mortality in the United States-Death by Design?

open access: yesJAMA Network Open, 2021
Two complementary studies published in JAMA Network Open shed light on the association between incarceration and mortality (Bovell-Ammon et al1 and Ruch et al2). Bovell-Ammon et al1 explore the association between incarceration and mortality using cohort
Bryan L. Sykes   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Definitions of community‐level approaches to address substance‐related harms and lessons learned: A systematic overview of reviews

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Community action focused on sociocultural and environmental influences to prevent alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and related harms is a global priority. Despite this recognition, understanding of effective community‐level approaches is limited.
Peter Gates, Andrea Zocco, Sara Farnbach
wiley   +1 more source

Successful Community Reentry After Incarceration: Exploring Intangible Aspects of Social Support During the Reintegration Process

open access: yesColumbia Social Work Review, 2012
The United States prison population and rate of incarceration have climbed to the highest worldwide, and mass incarceration has become a concerning social issue.
Ursula Helene Kiczkowski
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Master of Public Health in Health Equity and Criminal Justice: Student and Alumni Feedback on the Development of a New Master of Public Health Concentration

open access: yesHealth Equity, 2022
Purpose: To describe Master of Public Health (MPH) student and alumni interest in a new Health Equity and Criminal Justice (HECJ) concentration, highlight their personal experiences with mass incarceration, and summarize their input on developing the ...
doaj   +1 more source

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