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Rethinking the Link Between Institutional Crowding and Inmate Misconduct

University of South Carolina

John Wooldredge

University of Cincinnati, Ohio, John.Woolredge{at}UC.edu

Studies of prison crowding effects on inmate misconduct have produced anomalous findings, perhaps because of the cross-study differences in research methods. Different methods are important for several goals of scientific inquiry, but there are advantages to adopting similar approaches when studying a policy-relevant question. A cross-section of studies is reviewed toward the end of providing a strategy for more uniform research on the topic. Of primary interest are (a) operationalization of concepts; (b) underlying explanations for possible effects of crowding on misconduct; (c) the direct, indirect, and conditioning effects of crowding on misconduct; and (d) the bi-level nature of the crowding—misconduct relationship.

Key Words: institutional crowding • inmate misconduct

This version was published on June 1, 2009

The Prison Journal, Vol. 89, No. 2, 205-233 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0032885509334804


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