Readers will learn about prisons and prison violence with new research on:

• Violence prevention and control by the leading international experts on prisons  
• Culture—Cutting-edge research on inmate, staff, and management culture and the link between prison and community culture and violence
• Offender change—Best practices, evidence-based review of “what works” to reduce  violence in prisons and to change offender behavior, not only in prison but also upon reentry to the community

Also, this text has a focus on policy. It discusses the need to move away from a culture of control and toward a culture that supports individual/community change.