institutional aggression

Question 1

dispositional factors- important model

Answer 1

says that inmates bring own traits e.g violence into prison w them
aggression isn’t caused by enviro but prisoners themselves

• younger inmates= difficult adjusting= more likely to have confrontations with other inmates

Question 2

dispositional factors , research, important model

Answer 2

delisi 2011

studied young offenders in cali , who had neg backgrounds e.g drugnuse truama
- they were more violent , broke more rules
- supports idea that personality and past experiences explain aggression

Question 3

situational factors - deprivation model

Answer 3

• aggression = result of stressful conditions of insitution (paterline + Peterson 99’)
• overcrowding = higher fear + frustration = leads to violence/aggresion on other ppl/staff

e.g uk prisons= overcrowded, have to share cells , linked to more violence

Question 4

prison factors are independent on prisoners personalities

Answer 4

-steiner investigated factors predicting aggression in 512 us prisons

found:
inmate on inmate violence = common in prisons where there was a higher amount of female staff AND aa and hispanic inmates

supports dep model , shows HOW the prison is set up , predicts aggression

Question 5

limitation , high low security

Answer 5

camp and gaes
found no Dif in aggression between low and high security prison
suggests aggression doesn’t come from institution but FROM PPL

Question 6

strength , real world ap

Answer 6

dep model
help understand how prison conditions affect ppl
led to improvements = reduced violence

Question 7

limitation , combo

Answer 7

too simple , dont explain all cases
combo of both = better explanation

Question 8

strength , research

Answer 8

mccorkle
suitaitonal variables e.g overcrowding increased amount of aggression shown
both in and in and in and staff assault

violence= form of catharsis , relieve frustration caused by prisons