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Prison Management
Public vs. Private Prisons
Prison Conditions and Environment
Drug Treatment Program Evaluations
Education and Training Program Evaluations
General Program Evaluations
Equity and Diversity Issues
Recidivism
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Prison Management

Camp, S. D. (1994). Assessing the Effects of Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction on Turnover: An Event History Approach. The Prison Journal, 74(3).

Camp, S. D. (2005). The Rewards and Challenges of Pursuing Research in a Correctional Agency. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 16: 1: 110-124.

Camp, S. D. and Gaes, G. G. (2000). Private Prisons in the United States, 1999: An Assessment of Growth, Performance, Custody Standards, and Training Requirements.

Camp, S. D., Gaes, G. G., Langan, N. P., and Saylor, W. G. (2003). The Influence of Prisons on Inmate Misconduct: A Multilevel Investigation. Justice Quarterly 20:3.

Camp, S. D. and Lambert, E. G. (2006). The Influence of Organizational Incentives on Absenteeism: Sick Leave Use Among Correctional Workers. Criminal Justice Policy review, 17: 2: 144-172.

Camp, S. D., Saylor, W. G., and Gilman, E. B. (1995). Aggregate Work Environment Measures and Job Separations at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. ORE report.

Camp, S. D., Saylor, W. G., and Wright, K. N. (1999). Creating Performance Measures from Survey Data: A Practical Discussion. Corrections Management Quarterly, 3(1).

Camp, S. D., Steiger, T. L., and Batchelder, J. A. (1995). Perceptions of Job Advancement Opportunities: A Multilevel Investigation of Race and Gender Effects. ORE report.

Lambert, E. G., Camp, S. D., Saylor, W. G., and Edwards, C. (2005). Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, Back Again the Next Day: Absenteeism and Its Antecedents Among Federal Correctional Staff. Journal of Criminal Justice, 33: 2: 165-175.

Saylor, W. G. (1988). Developing a Strategic Support System: Monitoring the Bureau's Performance via Trends in Key Indicators. ORE report.

Saylor, W. G. (1988). Developing a Strategic Support System: Putting Social Science Research into Practice to Improve Prison Management. ORE report.

Saylor, W. G. (1997). Modeling and Graphing Organizational Processes in Pursuit of Performance Benchmarks: Methods for Establishing and Evaluating Performance Measures. ORE report.

Saylor, W. G. (1995). Monitoring Organizational Performance. ORE report.

Saylor, W. G. (1994). The Design, Development, and Maintenance of Strategic Support Systems for Correctional Agencies. ORE report.

Wright, K. N., Saylor, W. G., Gilman, E. B., and Camp, S. D. (1997). Job Control and Occupational Outcomes Among Prison Workers. Justice Quarterly, 14(3).

Public vs. Private Prisons

Camp, S. D. and Daggett, D. M. (2005). Evaluation of the Taft Demonstration Project: Performance of a Private-Sector Prison and the BOP. ORE Report.

Camp, S. D. and Daggett, D. M. (2005). Quality of Operations at Private and Public Prisons: Using Trends in Inmate Misconduct to Compare Prisons. Justice Research and Policy, 7: 1: 27-51.

Camp, S. D. and Gaes, G. G. (2002). Growth and Quality of U.S. Private Prisons: Evidence from a National Survey. Criminology & Public Policy, 1:3: 427-449.

Camp, S. D. and Gaes, G. G. (2001). Private Adult Prisons: What Do We Really Know and Why Don’t We Know More? In D. Shichor & M. J. Gilbert (Eds.), Privatization of Criminal Justice: Past, Present and Future. Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing Co.

Camp, S. D. and Gaes, G. G. (2000). Private Prisons in the United States, 1999: An Assessment of Growth, Performance, Custody Standards, and Training Requirements.

Camp, S. D., Gaes, G. G., Klein-Saffran, J., Daggett, D. M., and Saylor, W. G. (2001). Assessing Prison Performance from the Inmate's View: Comparing Private and Public Prisons. ORE report.

Camp, S. D., Gaes, G. G., Klein-Saffran J., Daggett, D. M., and Saylor, W. G. (2002). Using Inmate Survey Data in Assessing Prison Performance: A Case Study Comparing Private and Pubilc Prisons.Criminal Justice Review 27:1.

Camp, S. D., Gaes, G. G., and Saylor, W. G. (2002). Quality of Prison Operations in the Federal Sector: A Comparison with a Private Prison. Punishment & Society, 4: 1: 27-53.

Gaes, G. G., Camp, S. D., and Saylor, W. G. (1998). The Performance of Privately Operated Prisons: A Review of Research. In D. McDonald, E. Fournier, M. Russell-Einhorn, and S. Crawford, Private Prisons in the United States: An Assessment of Current Practice (pp. 1 - 41). Boston, MA: Abt Associates.

Nelson, Julianne (2005). Competition in Corrections: Comparing Public and Private Sector Operations. Report of the CNA Corporation.

Prison Conditions and Environment

Camp, S. D. (1994). Assessing the Effects of Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction on Turnover: An Event History Approach. The Prison Journal, 74(3).

Camp, S. D. (1999). Do Inmate Survey Data Reflect Prison Conditions? Using Surveys to Assess Prison Conditions of Confinement. The Prison Journal, 79(2).

Camp, S. D., and Gaes, G. G. (2005). Criminogenic Effects of the Prison Environment on Inmate Behavior: Some Experimental Evidence. Crime and Delinquency, 51: 3: 425-442.

Camp, S. D., Saylor, W. G., and Gilman, E. B. (1995). Aggregate Work Environment Measures and Job Separations at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. ORE report.

Camp, S. D., Saylor, W. G., and Harer, M. D. (1997). Aggregating Individual-Level Evaluations of the Organizational Social Climate: A Multilevel Investigation of the Work Environment at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Justice Quarterly, 14(4).

Camp, S. D., Saylor, W. G., and Wright, K. N. (2001). Racial Diversity of Correctional Workers and Inmates: Organizational Commitment, Teamwork and Worker Efficacy in Prisons. Justice Quarterly, 18(2).

Camp, S. D. and Steiger, T. L. (1995). Gender and Racial Differences in Perceptions of Career Opportunities and the Work Environment in a Traditionally White, Male Occupation: Correctional Workers in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In N. A. Jackson (Ed.), Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice: Shaping Tomorrow’s System. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Camp, S. D., Steiger, T. L., Wright, K. N., Saylor, W. G., and Gilman, E. B. (1997). Affirmative Action and the "Level Playing Field:" Comparing Perceptions of Own and Minority Job Advancement Opportunities. The Prison Journal, 77(3).

Gaes, G. G. (1994). Prison Crowding Research Reexamined. The Prison Journal, 74(3).

Langan, N. P. and Pelissier, B. M. (2001). The Effect of Drug Treatment on Inmate Misconduct in Federal Prisons. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 34(2).

Logan, C. H. and Gaes, G. G. (1993). Meta-Analysis and the Rehabilitation of Punishment. Justice Quarterly, 10(2).

Saylor, W. G. (1984). Surveying Prison Environments (and Figures). ORE report.

Saylor, W. G., Gilman, E. B. and Camp, S. D. (1996). Prison Social Climate Survey Reliability and Validity Analyses of the Work Environment Constructs. ORE report.

Saylor, W. G., Gilman, E. B. and Harer, M. D. (1992). The Correspondence of Objective and Subjective Measures of Prison Climates - A "Casual" Analysis. ORE report.

Drug Treatment Program Evaluations

Cadigan, T. and Pelissier, B. M. (2003). Moving Towards a Federal Criminal Justice System. Federal Probation 67(2): 61-63.

Federal Bureau of Prisons (2000). TRIAD Drug Treatment Evaluation Project Final Report of Three-Year Outcomes: Part I. ORE Report.

Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – A Review of Recent Studies of High Intensity Adult Correctional Drug Treatment Programs - The Problem of Selection Bias and Possible Solutions
Chapter 3 – A Review of Gender Differences Among Substance Abusers
Chapter 4 – Description of Drug Treatment Programs and Services
Chapter 5 – Research Design
Chapter 6 – Description of Sample
Chapter 7 – Treatment Entry and Completion
Chapter 8 – Analyses and Results
Chapter 9 – Summary and Conclusions
Appendix A and B
Appendix C: Diagnostic Plots
Tables 1-28
Tables 29-47
References

Langan, N. P. and Pelissier, B. M. (2001). Gender Differences Among Prisoners in Drug Treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse, 13.

Langan, N. P. and Pelissier, B. M. (2001). The Effect of Drug Treatment on Inmate Misconduct in Federal Prisons. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 34(2).

Pelissier, B. M. (2000). Antisocial Personality and Depression Among Incarcerated Drug Treatment Participants. Journal of Substance Abuse, 11(4).

Pelissier, B. M. (2000). BOP TRIAD Drug Treatment Evaluation Three-Year Outcome Report. ORE Report.

Pelissier, B. M. (2002). Comparison of Background Characteristics and Behaviors of African American, Hispanic, and White Substance Abusers Treated in Federal Prison: Results from the TRIAD Study. BOP Executive Summary.

Pelissier, B. M. (2004). Gender Differences in Treatment Entry and Retention Among Prisoners with Substance Abuse Histories. American Journal of Public Health, 17(2): 134-141.

Pelissier, B. M. and Cadigan, T. (2004). Interagency Priorities at the Crossroads: Aftercare Among Drug Users. Federal Probation 68(1): 10-14.

Pelissier, B. M., Camp, S. D., Gaes, G. G., Saylor, W. G., and Rhodes, W. (2003). Gender Differences in Outcomes from Prison-Based Residential Treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 24:1-12.

Pelissier, B. M., Camp, S. D., and Motivans, M. L. (2003). Staying in Treatment: How Much Difference is There From Prison to Prison? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 17(2): 134-141.

Pelissier, B. M. and Jones, N. (2005). A Review of Gender Differences Among Substance Abusers. Crime and Delinquency 51: 343-372.

Appendix: Characteristics Chart

Pelissier, B. M., Motivans, M. L., and Rounds-Bryant, J. L. (2005). Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes: A Multi-Site Study of Male and Female Prison Programs. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 41(2): 57-81.

Pelissier, B. M., Rhodes, W., Saylor, W. G., Gaes, G. G., Camp, S. D., Vanyur, S. D., and Wallace, S. (2001). TRIAD Drug Treatment Evaluation Project. Federal Probation Journal, 65(3). U.S. Courts Website.

Pelissier, B. M., Wallace, S., O’Neil, J. A., Gaes, G. G., Camp, S., Rhodes, W., and Saylor, W. G. (2001). Federal Prison Residential Drug Treatment Reduces Substance Use and Arrests After Release. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 27(2): 315-337.

Rhodes, W., Pelissier, B. M., Gaes, G. G., Saylor, W. G., Camp, S., and Wallace, S. (2001). Alternative Solutions to the Problem of Selection Bias in an Analysis of Federal Residential Drug Treatment Programs. Evaluation Review 25(3): 331-369.

Rounds-Bryant, J. L., Motivans, M. L. and Pelissier, B. M. (2003). Comparison of Background Characteristics and Behaviors of African American, Hispanic, and White Substance Abusers Treated in Federal Prison: Results from the TRIAD Study. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 35(3): 333-341.

Rounds-Bryant, J. L., Motivans, M. L. and Pelissier, B. M. (2003). Correlates of Drug Treatment Outcomes for African American and White Male Federal Prisoners: Results from the TRIAD Study.. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 30(3): 495-514.

Education and Training Program Evaluations

Federal Bureau of Prisons (1985). PREP: Post Release Employment Project Interim Report. ORE report.

Harer, M. D. (1995). Prison Education Program Participation and Recidivism: A Test of the Normalization Hypothesis. ORE report.

Saylor, W. G. (2004). Effect of Comparison to Random Sample from the General Population. ORE report.

Saylor, W. G. and Gaes, G. G. (2006). Commentary About the Scientific Merit of the Post Release Employment Project (PREP). Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC.

Saylor, W. G. and Gaes, G. G. (1997). PREP: Training Inmates Through Industrial Work Participation and Vocational and Apprenticeship Instruction. Corrections Management Quarterly, 1(2).

Saylor, W. G. and Gaes, G. G. (1999). The Differential Effect of Industries and Vocational Training on Post Release Outcome for Ethnic and Racial Groups. ORE report.

General Program Evaluations

Beck, J. L. and Klein-Saffran, J. (1997). Survey on the Effectiveness of the Comprehensive Sanctions Centers. American Probation and Parole Association Perspectives, 20(3).

Camp, S. D., Klein-Saffran, J., Kwon, O., Daggett, D. M., and Joseph, V. (2005). An Exploration into Participation in a Faith-Based Prison Program: The Bureau of Prisons and the Life Connections Program. Criminology & Public Policy, 5: 3: 529-549.

Gaes, G. G. (2002). Review of the book Reform in the Making: The Implementation of Social Policy in Prison by Ann Chih Lin. The Prison Journal, 82(3).

Gaes, G. G., Flanagan, T. J., Motiuk, L., and Stewart, L. (1998). Adult Correctional Treatment. In Michael Tonry and Joan Petersilia (Eds.), Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, 26. Chicago, IL. University of Chicago Press.

Klein-Saffran, J. (1996). Bureau of Prisons: Expanding Intermediate Sanctions Through Intensive Confinement Centers. In MacKenzie, D. L. and Hebert, E. E. (Eds.), Correctional Boot Camps: A Tough Intermediate Sanction. Research Report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 1996.

Klein-Saffran, J. (1995). Electronic Monitoring vs. Halfway Houses: A Study of Federal Offenders. Alternatives to Incarceration, Fall.

Klein-Saffran, J. (1991). Electronically Monitored Home Confinement: Not a Panacea for Corrections, But a Useful Tool. International Association of Residential and Community Alternatives Journal, May/June.

Klein-Saffran, J., Chapman, D. A., and Jeffers, J. L. (1993). Boot Camp for Prisoners. Law Enforcement Bulletin, 62.

Equity and Diversity Issues

Camp, S. D. and Langan, N. P. (2005). Perceptions of Minority and Female Opportunities for Job Advancement: Prison Staff and Beliefs about Equal Opportunities. The Prison Journal, 85: 4: 399-419.

Camp, S. D., Steiger, T. L., and Batchelder, J. A. (1995). Perceptions of Job Advancement Opportunities: A Multilevel Investigation of Race and Gender Effects. ORE report.

Harer, M. D. and Langan, N. P. (2001). Gender Differences in Predictors of Prison Violence: Assessing the Predictive Validity of a Risk Classification System. Crime & Delinquency, 47(4).

Langan, N. P. and Pelissier, B. M. (2001). Gender Differences Among Prisoners in Treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse, 13.

Saylor, W. G. and Gaes, G. G. (1999). The Differential Effect of Industries and Vocational Training on Post Release Outcome for Ethnic and Racial Groups. ORE Report.

Recidivism

Harer, M. D. (1995) Prison Education Program Participation and Recidivism: A Test of the Normalization Hypothesis. ORE report.

Harer, M. D. (1994). Recidivism Among Federal Prison Releases in 1987. ORE report.

Harer, M. D. and Klein-Saffran, J. (1996). Evaluation of Post-Release Success for the First 4 Classes Graduating from the Lewisburg Intensive Confinement Center. ORE Report.

Pelissier, B. M., Wallace, S., O’Neil, J. A., Gaes, G. G. Camp, S. D., Rhodes, W., and Saylor, W. G. (In press). Federal Prison Residential Drug Treatment Reduces Substance Use and Arrests After Release. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Rhodes, W., Pelissier, B. M., Gaes, G. G., Saylor, W. G., Camp, S. D., and Wallace, S. (In press). Alternative Solutions to the Problem of Selection Bias in an Analysis of Federal Residential Drug Treatment Programs. Evaluation Review.

Saylor, W. G. and Gaes, G. G. (2006). Commentary About the Scientific Merit of the Post Release Employment Project (PREP). Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC.

Saylor, W. G. and Gaes, G. G. (1997). PREP: Training Inmates Through Industrial Work Participation and Vocational and Apprenticeship Instruction. Corrections Management Quarterly, 1(2).

Saylor, W. G. and Gaes, G. G. (1999). The Differential Effect of Industries and Vocational Training on Post Release Outcome for Ethnic and Racial Groups. ORE Report.

Classification

Harer, M. D. and Langan, N. P. (2001). Gender Differences in Predictors of Prison Violence: Assessing the Predictive Validity of a Risk Classification System. Crime & Delinquency, 47(4).

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