Institutional aggression

Question 1

Irwin and Crassey

Answer 1

Proposed a dispositional model for institutional aggression looking at how the personality characteristics of offenders cause aggression

Question 1

Dispositional model

Answer 1

-Aggression in institutions is the result of prisoners having an aggressive disposition which they then import into the prison and repeat the violent behaviours there, may be violent due to drugs, alcohol, previous experiences etc

Question 2

Kane and Janus

Answer 2

Prisoners with a previous criminal record, unemployment and lower levels of education were more likely to be violent in prison supporting the view external aggression caused by previous experiences is imported into the prison environment

Question 3

Dispositional explanation limitation

Answer 3

-Overlooks the role of situational factors, evidence suggests deprivation may cause violence-may be unable to solely explain prison aggression

• Fisher-may be better at explaining inmate on imate violence but situational models are better at explaining violence towards staff-cant explain all isntitutional aggression

Question 4

Situational Model

Answer 4

Suggests institutional aggression is the result of prisoners being deprived of key physical and psychological needs causing frustration and distress leading to aggression

Question 5

Skyer-Deprivation

Answer 5

-Identifies forms of deprivation experienced by offenders which may lead to aggression
-Lack of autonomy-freedom over everyday descsions and choices
-Lack of liberty-freedom of movement etc
-Safety
-Sexual relationships and emotional intimacy
-Access to goods
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Question 6

+Bloomberg-situational model

Answer 6

Found that lack of autonomy and having to ask for permission to perform basic tasks like washing, eating etc lead to frustration and causing aggression

Question 7

-Lahm-Situational model

Answer 7

-Found that dispositional factors also lead to institutional aggression as well as situational factors-cannot solely explain aggression