LibGuides: CJ-5101 v4: Lesson 6 Resources

Lesson 6 Required Resources

Fichtelberg, A. (2023). Criminal [in] justice: A critical introduction (2^nd ed.). Sage Publishing.

Read Chapter 11: Prison Life

This chapter introduces the correctional system, including what one would see in prison, prison gangs, and women in prison.

Your course textbook can be accessed via the Redshelf link in the Getting Started module.

A Systematic and Meta-Analytic Review of the Literature on Correctional Officers: Identifying New Avenues for Research
Butler, H.D., Tasca, M., Zhang, Y., & Carpenter, C. (2019). A systematic and meta-analytic review of the literature on correctional officers: Identifying new avenues for research. Journal of Criminal Justice, 60, 84-92. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS004723521830312X

This resource highlights issues with corrections officers in contemporary institutions, including CO impacts due to the profession. This is an important consideration in the reform of the subsystem.
Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System: Prevalence, Causes, and a Search for Solutions
Kovera, M.B. (2019). Racial disparities in the criminal justice system: Prevalence, causes, and a search for solutions. Journal of Social Issues, 75(4), 1139-1164. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=a9h&AN=140332594&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=natuniv

This article shows how racial disparity is rampant within the criminal justice system in at least three parts: policing, juries, and prison population. This article is important to this lesson because of the information about the prison population. Reform is addressed to reduce racial disparity.