Prison as Seen by Convict Criminologists

Authors

Stephen C. Richards, University of Wisconsin-OshkoshFollow
Michael Lenza, University of Wisconsin - OshkoshFollow
Greg Newbold, University of CanterburyFollow
Richard S. Jones, Marquette UniversityFollow
Daniel S. Murphy, Appalachian State UniversityFollow
Robert S. Grisby, Center for Social Justice Policy

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Language

eng

Format of Original

781 p.; 25 cm.

Publication Date

2010

Publisher

Wolf Legal Publishers

Source Publication

Transnational Criminology Manual, Vol. 3

Source ISSN

9789058505590

Abstract

Most criminologists tend to base their view of prison on ideological assumptions gathered from secondary sources, with at best limited entry to the prison world. They nearly always get it wrong, as they systematically exclude the perspectives and real life experiences of their human subjects. These academic researchers have contributed to poor public policy that promotes the violent repression of prisoners in the USA and other countries. In response, Convict Criminologists are ex‐convicts working as criminology and criminal justice professors, along with “non‐con” associates, that insist that as a means for societies to develop humane, effective, and cost efficient prisons, we must develop ways to incorporate the voice of prisoners in our theorizing about, policy recommendations for, and management of the prison.

Comments

Published version. "Prison as Seen by Convict Criminologists," in Transnational Criminology Manual, Vol. 3. Ed. M Herzog-Evans. Nijmegen: Wolf Legal Publishers, 2010: 343-360. Publisher Link. © 2010 Wolf Legal Publishers. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Richards, Stephen C.; Lenza, Michael; Newbold, Greg; Jones, Richard S.; Murphy, Daniel S.; and Grisby, Robert S., "Prison as Seen by Convict Criminologists" (2010). Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 137.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/socs_fac/137