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title: Psychology’s Influence on Prisons and Imprisonment - CONCEPT Professional Training
description: Psychology has had several influences on prisons and imprisonment. This article reflects on four of these. This is a summary of a recently published article in Psychology, Public, Policy, and Law. Below is a summary of the research and findings as well as a translation of this research into practice.
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# [Psychology’s Influence on Prisons and Imprisonment - CONCEPT Professional Training](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/psychologys-influence-prisons-imprisonment/)

 Written by [Ahyun Go](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/author/ahyun-go) | Dec 23, 2017 5:29:00 AM

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