Research

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Hayden Smith is a Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina.

Research Reports

A Program Evaluation of a Yoga Class for Correctional Administrators and Officers, 2020 (Smith, Crawford)

SCDC PREA demonstration project, 2016 (Smith)

Character Based Units Strategic Plan, 2016 (Smith)

Staff Inmate perceptions focus groups, 2015 (Smith)

Using PREA for Safer SCDC: A Workshop for Agency Administrators, 2014 (Smith)

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Character Based Units Final Report, 2015 (Smith)

Evaluating the Risk Perceptions of Correctional Officers, 2014 (Ferdik, Smith)

Evaluating the Risk Perceptions of Correctional Officers, 2014 (Ferdik, Smith)

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An Assessment of Job Satisfaction among SC Cos, 2013 (Feridk, Smith, Applegate)

National survey of self injurious behaviors in prison, 2008 (Kaminski, Smith)

National survey of self injurious behaviors in prison, 2008 (Kaminski, Smith)

Transforming-Corrections

Transforming Corrections: Humanistic Approaches To Corrections And Offender Treatment, Second Edition Second Edition

Transforming Corrections: Humanistic Approaches to Corrections and Offender Treatment, Second Editionoffers an alternative perspective not easily found in the existing literature concerning the way in which individuals in the criminal justice system are understood and treated by those responsible for their care.
Corrections-in-Crisis

Corrections in Crisis

Corrections in Crisis: Learning from the 2018 Lee Prison Riot examines the events surrounding the riot at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, South Carolina, on April 15, 2018, the largest prison riot in 25 years.

Social Pathohenic Sources of Poor Community Health

Smith, H.P. Social Pathogenic Sources of Poor Community Health: The Intersection of Criminal Justice and Public Health Systems. VDM Verlag Publications: New York. (ISBN-13: 978-3639108200 ISBN-10: 978-3639108205).

Criminal Justice and Public Health

Smith, H.P. Criminal Justice and Public Health. Routledge Publications: New York. (ISBN-13: 978-1138928251 / ISBN-10: 978-1138928251).

Promoting Wellness and Resiliency in Correctional Officers

Smith, H.P. Promoting Wellness and Resiliency in Correctional Officers. Routledge: London. (ISBN: 978-1-032-40702-9).

Criminal Justice and Mental Health

Smith, H.P. Criminal Justice and Mental Health: An Evidence Based Approach. Kendall Hunt: Dubuque, IA. (ISBN-13: 979-8-3851-0729-2). Second Edition.

Community Corrections

Smith, H.P., Viglione, J., & Taxman, F. Community Corrections: An Intersectional Approach. Cognella: Solana Beach, CA (ISBN-13: 979-8-8233-5933-7).
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