Preventing Prison Violence : An Ecological Perspective

Preventing Prison Violence introduces the idea of prison ecologies - a multi-layered perspective to understanding prison violence as a product of human, environment (social and physical), systemic, and societal influences - and how an ecological approach is helpful to prevention efforts.

Specific New Zealand content - Chapter 6: New Zealand Prison Violence: History, Prevalence and Organisational Responses

About the editors

Armon J. Tamatea (Rongowhakata; Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki), PhD., PGDipPsych(Clin) is a clinical psychologist who served as a clinician and senior research advisor for Ara Poutama Aotearoa/Department of Corrections (New Zealand)

Andrew J. Day is an enterprise professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia

David J. Cooke is a chartered forensic and chartered clinical psychologist in Australian Catholic University