Gary Zajac
Pennsylvania State University
33 Papers
151 Citations
Gary Zajac is an academic researcher from Pennsylvania State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prison & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 33 publications. Previous affiliations of Gary Zajac include University of Pittsburgh.
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Papers
Predicting Recidivism for Released State Prison Offenders: Examining the Influence of Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics and Spatial Contagion on the Likelihood of Reincarceration
TL;DR: The likelihood of reincarceration was increased with male gender, drug involvement, offense type, and living in areas with high rates of recidivism, while older offenders and those convicted of violent or drug offenses were less likely to be reinc incarcerated.
Where "Old Heads" Prevail: Inmate Hierarchy in a Men's Prison Unit.
Derek A. Kreager,Jacob T.N. Young,Dana L. Haynie,Martin Bouchard,David R. Schaefer,Gary Zajac +5 more
TL;DR: This mixed-methods case study extends theoretical insights of classic prison ethnographies, adds quantifiable results capable of future replication, and points to a growing population of older inmates as important for contemporary prison social organization.
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But Some of Them Don’t Come Back (to Prison!): Resource Deprivation and Thinking Errors as Determinants of Parole Success and Failure
TL;DR: In this article, a study of the causes and correlates of parole success and failure in Pennsylvania was conducted with parole violators and parole successes and found that the primary predictor of parole failure was antisocial attitudes, poor problem-solving and coping skills, and unrealistic expectations about life after release from prison.
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Moral Positions and Academic Conduct: Parameters of Tolerance for Ethics Failure
TL;DR: Smith as discussed by the authors explores the intersection of ethics and professionalism in academia, examining what it means to be both ethical and professional as an academician, and explores the ways in which academic organizations can respond to such failure.
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Toward a criminology of inmate networks.
Derek A. Kreager,David R. Schaefer,Martin Bouchard,Dana L. Haynie,Sara Wakefield,Jacob T.N. Young,Gary Zajac +6 more
TL;DR: It is shown that a network perspective extends prison ethnographies by allowing quantitative assessment of prison culture and illuminating basic characteristics of prison social structure that are essential for improving inmate safety, health, and community reentry outcomes.