The Environmental Psychology of Prisons and Jails Creating Humane Spaces in Secure Settings

"...There is no competing book that provides comparable coverage to a commensurate range of annotated citations, and this makes Wener's book a useful reference work... there are interesting photographs scattered throughout the book, and they add richness and flavor to his review." --Dr. Hans Toch, University at Albany, State University of New York, PsycCRITIQUES "...How do prisons and jails shape their occupants? Until now, this reasonable question has rarely been subjected to broad analysis. Wener (environmental psychology, Polytechnic Institute of New York Univ.) has studied correctional buildings for three decades and has had a role in a new form of prison design called direct supervision (DS)... discusses such environmental prison issues as noise, light, access to nature, and the effects of isolation... Recommended..." --R.D. McCrie, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, Choice "...The Environmental Psychology of Prisons and Jails contains 49 photographs, diagrams and other figures, an index, and detailed reference sections at the end of each chapter. The volume itself is well-written and the author serves himself and his readers well with the historical context he establishes throughout the volume. Graduate students and professionals in the fields of architecture and design, social work and psychology, and criminal justice and criminology, as well as those entering correctional training academies, will benefit from this volume, not just as a guide to "best practices," but also as a base for further investigation..." --Russ Immarigeon, Offender Programs Report, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books