Patuxent Institution: An American Experiment in Corrections Book

	List of Tables	xi
	Foreword	xiii
	Preface	xv
	Acknowledgments	xix
Chapter 1	Introduction	1
Chapter 2	Theoretical Framework	15
	Organization Theory: Development and Implications for the Research	16
	The Special Case of Public Organizations	25
	Case Studies of Organizations	28
	Prison Studies	30
	Neo-institutional Theory	34
	Summary of Theoretical Perspectives	37
Chapter 3	Framework for the Analysis of Patuxent Institution	41
	Structure and Components of the Framework	41
	Patuxent's Environment	45
	Ideal Versus Actual Typology	48
	Interaction Within and Between Levels	49
	Direct and Indirect Influences	49
	Cases in the Analysis	50
	Major Actors	51
Chapter 4	Creation of Patuxent Institution and the Early Years: 1955-1959	57
	Beginnings	58
	The Duker Murder Case	61
	Patuxent Institution Opens for Defective Delinquents	65
	Procedures and Operations	66
	Early Experiences	71
	Synopsis	73
Chapter 5	Growth and Change: 1960-1969	79
	Organizational Development and Legal Challenges	80
	Operational Challenges	86
	Synopsis	87
Chapter 6	Turmoil and Change: 1970-1976	91
	"Rippervilles" and Other Pressures on Patuxent	91
	Social Change and Patuxent Institution	96
	Trouble Continues	101
	Synopsis	102
Chapter 7	The Rebirth of Patuxent: 1977-1987	107
	The New Patuxent: 1977-1985	108
	Analyzing the Death and Rebirth of Patuxent in 1977	112
	Related Developments in the Reshaping of Patuxent Institution	118
	Conflict over Resources	122
	Synopsis	125
Chapter 8	The Second Rebirth: The 1988 Presidential Election and Its Impact on Patuxent Institution	131
	Conflict over Release Practices	132
	Patuxent Parolee Absconds, Conflict Intensifies	133
	Legislative Restructuring	134
	Synopsis	139
Chapter 9	Summary and Conclusions	141
	How Patuxent Adapts	146
	Synopsis of Findings	156
	Illumination of Organizational Theory and Research	158
	Multiple Perspectives and Organizational Theory Development	163
Chapter 10	Epilogue: Patuxent Institution in the 21st Century: From Rehabilitation to Remediation	167
	Patuxent's Mission in 2001	169
	Patuxent Procedures in 2001	172
	Patuxent's External Environment in 2001	173
	Key Events Affecting Patuxent Institution	173
	Final Words	174
Appendix A	Historical Timeline for Patuxent Institution	177
Appendix B	A Note on Research Methods	183
	Concepts and Variables for the Case Study	185
	A General Model for Studying Organization-Environment Interaction	195
	Assumptions	196
	Perspective of the Research	198
	Research Methods	198
	Limitations	202
Appendix C	Patuxent Institution Organization Chart	209
	Bibliography	211