Disciplinary segregation

Date and country of first publication

1983
United States

Definition

Disciplinary segregation is a form of punishment in which a prisoner is isolated in a separate area within a prison for a specific period of time as a result of violating prison rules or regulations. This type of segregation is often used as a means of maintaining order and discipline within a prison, and can involve the prisoner being placed in a separate cell, restricted from participating in certain activities, and limited in their interactions with other inmates.

Related segregation forms

Disciplinary segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

administrative segregation

This visualization is based on the study The Multidisciplinary Landscape of Segregation Research.

For the complete network of interrelated segregation forms, please refer to:

• First year of publication

• Louvain clusters

• Betweenness centrality

• Disciplines in which segregation forms first emerged (Scopus database).

Notes

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Disciplinary segregation appears in the following literature

Hanson R.W., Moss C.S., Hosford R.E., Johnson M.E. (1983). Predicting inmate penitentiary adjustment: An Assessment of Four Classificatory Methods. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 10(3), 293-309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854883010003006

Davis E.D., Esbensen F.-A. (1985). Demographic profile of offenders in long term disciplinary segregation. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 9(2), 122-137. Springer-Verlag.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02887262

Davis E.D., Esbensen F.-A. (1986). Predicting troublemaking offenders: A discriminant analysis. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 11(1), 23-37. Springer-Verlag.https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02889819

Jones J.A. (2). Prisoner litigation and the mistake of Jenkins v. Haubert. Cornell Law Review, 86(1), 140-141. https://doi.org/

Coid J.W., Petruckevitch A., Bebbington P., Jenkins R., Brugha T., Lewis G., Farrell M., Singleton N. (2003). Psychiatric morbidity in prisoners and solitary cellular confinement, I: Disciplinary segregation. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 14(2), 298-319. Routledge.https://doi.org/10.1080/1478994031000095510

Arrigo B.A., Bullock J.L. (2008). The psychological effects of solitary confinement on prisoners in supermax units: Reviewing what we know and recommending what should change. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 52(6), 622-640. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X07309720

Arrigo B.A., Bersot H.Y., Sellers B.G. (2011). The Ethics of Total Confinement: A Critique of Madness, Citizenship, and Social Justice. The Ethics of Total Confinement: A Critique of Madness, Citizenship, and Social Justice, 1-320. Oxford University Press.https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195372212.001.0001

Rivera T. (2013). You have to be what you're talking about: Youth poets, amateur counter conduct, and parrhesiastic value in the amateur youth poetry slam. Performance Research, 18(2), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2013.807175

Parker I. (2013). Micro nations of the self in times of war: Discourse analysis and psychology. Universitas Psychologica, 12(1), 301-312. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.https://doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.upsy12-1.mtga

Birke L., Bryld M., Lykke N. (2013). Animal performances: An exploration of intersections between feminist science studies and studies of human /animal relationships. Women, Science, and Technology: A Reader in Feminist Science Studies, 495-506. Taylor and Francis.https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203427415-42

Crichton H., Ricciardelli R. (2016). Shifting Grounds: Experiences of Canadian Provincial Correctional Officers. Criminal Justice Review, 41(4), 427-445. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0734016816669981

Butler H.D., Steiner B. (2017). Examining the Use of Disciplinary Segregation within and across Prisons. Justice Quarterly, 34(2), 248-271. Routledge.https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2016.1162319

Landfester U., Metelmann J. (2018). Transformative management education: The role of the humanities and social sciences. Transformative Management Education: The Role of the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1-173. Taylor and Francis Inc..https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429022005

Clark K. (2018). The Effect of Mental Illness on Segregation Following Institutional Misconduct. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 45(9), 1363-1382. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854818766974

Severson R.E. (2019). Gender Differences in Mental Health, Institutional Misconduct, and Disciplinary Segregation. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 46(12), 1719-1737. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854819869039

Campagna M.F., Kowalski M.A., Drapela L.A., Stohr M.K., Tollefsbol E.T., Woo Y., Mei X., Hamilton Z.K. (2019). Understanding Offender Needs Over Forms of Isolation Using a Repeated Measures Design. Prison Journal, 99(6), 639-661. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885519877356

Lucas J.W., Jones M.A. (2019). An Analysis of the Deterrent Effects of Disciplinary Segregation on Institutional Rule Violation Rates. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 30(5), 765-787. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0887403417699930

Wildeman C., Andersen L.H. (202). Long term consequences of being placed in disciplinary segregation†. Criminology, 58(3), 423-453. Blackwell Publishing Inc..https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9125.12241

Woo Y., Drapela L., Campagna M., Stohr M.K., Hamilton Z.K., Mei X., Tollefsbol E.T. (202). Disciplinary Segregation’s Effects on Inmate Behavior: Institutional and Community Outcomes. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 31(7), 1036-1058. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0887403419862338

Labrecque R.M., Mears D.P., Smith P. (202). Gender and the Effect of Disciplinary Segregation on Prison Misconduct. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 31(8), 1193-1216. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0887403419884728

Butler H.D., Steiner B., Makarios M.D., Travis L.F., III (202). An Examination of the Influence of Exposure to Disciplinary Segregation on Recidivism. Crime and Delinquency, 66(4), 485-512. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128719869194

Zgoba K.M., Pizarro J.M., Salerno L.M. (202). Assessing the Impact of Restrictive Housing on Inmate Post Release Criminal Behavior. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 45(1), 102-125. Springer.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-019-09496-2

Salerno L.M., Zgoba K.M. (202). Disciplinary Segregation and Its Effects on In Prison Outcomes. Prison Journal, 100(1), 74-97. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885519882326

Boda P.A. (2021). The Conceptual and Disciplinary Segregation of Disability: a Phenomenography of Science Education Graduate Student Learning. Research in Science Education, 51(6), 1725-1758. Springer Science and Business Media B.V..https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-019-9828-x

Motz R.T., Labrecque R.M., Smith P. (2021). Gang affiliation, restrictive housing, and institutional misconduct: does disciplinary segregation suppress or intensify gang member rule violations?. Journal of Crime and Justice, 44(1), 49-65. Routledge.https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648X.2020.1772095

Anderson C.N., Cochran J.C., Wooldredge J. (2022). Is Reduced Visitation a Collateral Consequence of Restrictive Housing?. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 49(10), 1495-1515. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548221105238

Batastini A.B., Davis R.M., Jones A.C.T., Horton J. (2022). Treating Women Incarcerated in or At Risk of Restrictive Placements: A Statement of the Problem and Considerations for Practice. Psychological Services, 19(4), 648-657. American Psychological Association.https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000623

Meyers T.J., Wright K.A., Phillips S. (2022). Redefining Disciplinary Segregation: Perceptions of Effective Programming Among Program Participants and Staff. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 33(7), 756-784. SAGE Publications Inc..https://doi.org/10.1177/08874034221079301