Joshua C. Cochran

Upstream and Downstream Racial Disparities in Prison Rule Violation Processes

JOHN D. WOOLDREDGE, Joshua C. Cochran, Peter T. Tanksley

Objectives To advance research on racial disparities in processing prison rule violators, we examined disparities at citation, “conviction,” and sanctioning to assess cascading race effects on sanctions via harsher upstream decisions. Methods Black and White persons admitted to Ohio prisons in a …

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Measuring the uniquely painful incarceration experiences of LGB+ and trans people and the implications for mental health

Skyler J. Morgan, Kayla R. Freemon, Andrea N. Montes, Joshua C. Cochran

Understanding the uniquely painful incarceration experiences for LGB+ and transgender people is important because it can inform theory, research, and policy aimed at reducing harms. The current study expands upon Sykes' pains of imprisonment framework to compare the incarceration experiences of LGB+ …

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Pretrial jail experiences and the criminal justice legitimacy divide: Race differences in key sources of legitimacy during pretrial detention

Claudia N. Anderson, Joshua C. Cochran, Andrea N. Montes

One consequence of racial disparities in criminal justice experiences and outcomes is racially stratified views of criminal justice legitimacy. An overlooked criminal justice processing point that might contribute to racial differences in perceptions of criminal justice legitimacy is pretrial detention. The current …

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Editorial Statement from the Incoming JQ Editorial Team

Joshua C. Cochran

Editors in Chief:Joshua Cochran, University of CincinnatiDaniel Mears, Florida State UniversityDeputy Editors:Ieke de Vries, Leiden UniversityBrendan Lantz, Florida State UniversityNatalie Todak, U...

Correctional Officer Stress and Prison Management: Does Stress Alter Rule Enforcement Modus Operandi?

Katherine E. Rankin, Joshua C. Cochran

Although many studies have examined the consequences of prisoner stress for prison social order, few studies examine the implications of officer stress for prison order. Theory and logic suggest that officer stress may have consequences analogous to prisoner stress by way of …

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Testing Systems-Level Theories and Impacts of Supermax Prisons: A Macrolevel Longitudinal Analysis

Claudia N. Anderson, Joshua C. Cochran, JOHN D. WOOLDREDGE

Supermaximum security prisons (or, “supermax”) are assumed necessary for the safety and order of prison systems. The current paper used ten years of data on 19 prison facilities in Ohio to examine the longitudinal, macrolevel associations between supermax transfers and future facility-level …

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Poor Mental Health as Cause and/or Consequence of Restrictive Housing

JOHN D. WOOLDREDGE, Joshua C. Cochran, Symone Pate, Claudia N. Anderson et autres

Whether poor mental health increases an incarcerated person’s exposure to disciplinary or administrative segregation, and, in turn, whether segregation contributes to poorer health have been examined separately in the empirical literature, with studies of the former limited to between-person analyses. We conducted …

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أساسيات البحث في علم الجريمة: والعدالة الجنائية

Daniel P. Mears, Joshua C. Cochran

الأوراق البحثية تشبه المقالات التحليلية، إلا أن الأوراق البحثية تؤكد على استخدام البيانات الإحصائية والدراسات السابقة إلى جانب قوانين صارمه للاستشهادات. كما تتطلب الورقة البحثية الجيدة دمجًًا بين الفن والعلم. ولكن كيف يتحقق كل هذا؟ من خلال هذا الكتاب بعنوان )أساسيات البحث …

Mass Evidence-Based Policy as an Alternative to Mass Incarceration

Daniel P. Mears, Joshua C. Cochran

Abstract Abstract In this chapter, the authors argue for an investment in evidence-based policy (EBP) through the prioritization of research, including creating the infrastructure necessary to generate credible evidence and the incorporation of the evaluation hierarchy into policy development, implementation, and assessment. …

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How punitive is pretrial? Measuring the relative pains of pretrial detention

Claudia N. Anderson, Joshua C. Cochran, Andrea N. Montes

The purpose of pretrial incarceration is not punishment. Yet, research demonstrates that pretrial detention elicits similar consequences as punishment. The goal of this study is to advance theory and policy discussions by enumerating the experiences and harms that emerge during pretrial detention …

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Jail Utilization and Court Sentencing: Does Jail Overcrowding Influence State Court Sentencing Decisions?

Catherine Clare Strange, Joshua C. Cochran, JOHN D. WOOLDREDGE, Joshua S. Long

Drawing upon organizational perspectives and focal concerns theory, this article tests the impacts of jail utilization (i.e. the ratio of jail population: rated capacity) on sentencing practices. Using 18 years of felony sentencing data from Florida and county characteristics, ordinary least squares …

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Establishing Key Facts About Restrictive Housing—A Systems-Level Descriptive Analysis of Restrictive Housing and the Implications for Theory, Research, and Policy

Joshua C. Cochran, JOHN D. WOOLDREDGE, Claudia N. Anderson, Joshua S. Long

Concerns about restrictive housing are motivated in part by the assumption that as prison systems expanded and became more punitive, restrictive housing became overly routine. Limited empirical research exists, however, that quantifies its usage. The goal of this paper is twofold. First, …

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