A CONVICT PERSPECTIVE ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS

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Criminology & Public PolicyVolume 2, Issue 2 p. 243-252 A CONVICT PERSPECTIVE ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS STEPHEN C. RICHARDS, STEPHEN C. RICHARDS Stephen C. Richards is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northern Kentucky University. His work has appeared in the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Critical Criminology, Social Justice, and The Journal of Prisoners on Prisons. His most recent books include Behind Bars: Surviving Prison (2002) and Convict Criminology (2003), with Jeffrey Ian Ross. He is currently writing USP Marion: The First Super Max Penitentiary. Richards is a Soros Senior Justice Fellow and member of the American Society of Criminology National Policy CommitteeSearch for more papers by this authorJEFFREY IAN ROSS, JEFFREY IAN ROSS Jeffrey Ian Ross is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Social Policy, and a Fellow in the Center for Comparative and International Law at the University of Baltimore. He has conducted research, written and lectured on national security, political violence, political crime, violent crime, corrections, and policing. His work has appeared in many academic journals and books, as well as popular magazines. Ross is the editor of Controlling State Crime (1995/2000), Violence in Canada: Sociopolitical Perspectives (1995), Cutting the Edge: Current Perspectives in Radical/Critical Criminology and Criminal Justice (1998), Varieties of State Crime and Its Control (2000), and the author of Making News of Police Violence (2000) and The Dynamics of Political Crime (2003)Search for more papers by this author STEPHEN C. RICHARDS, STEPHEN C. RICHARDS Stephen C. Richards is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northern Kentucky University. His work has appeared in the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Critical Criminology, Social Justice, and The Journal of Prisoners on Prisons. His most recent books include Behind Bars: Surviving Prison (2002) and Convict Criminology (2003), with Jeffrey Ian Ross. He is currently writing USP Marion: The First Super Max Penitentiary. Richards is a Soros Senior Justice Fellow and member of the American Society of Criminology National Policy CommitteeSearch for more papers by this authorJEFFREY IAN ROSS, JEFFREY IAN ROSS Jeffrey Ian Ross is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Social Policy, and a Fellow in the Center for Comparative and International Law at the University of Baltimore. He has conducted research, written and lectured on national security, political violence, political crime, violent crime, corrections, and policing. His work has appeared in many academic journals and books, as well as popular magazines. Ross is the editor of Controlling State Crime (1995/2000), Violence in Canada: Sociopolitical Perspectives (1995), Cutting the Edge: Current Perspectives in Radical/Critical Criminology and Criminal Justice (1998), Varieties of State Crime and Its Control (2000), and the author of Making News of Police Violence (2000) and The Dynamics of Political Crime (2003)Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 March 2006 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9133.2003.tb00122.xCitations: 14AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume2, Issue2March 2003Pages 243-252 RelatedInformation