Institutional Aggression In Prisons

Question 1

Institutional aggression

Answer 1

Acts of violence in institutions

Question 2

What are the 2 explanations

Answer 2

1.situational - deprivation model
2.dispositional - importation model

Question 3

1.Situational explanation- deprivation model

Answer 3

Aggression due to stressful and oppressive environment
•loss of liberty, autonomy,security
Aggression as a way of survival

Prison characteristics:
•overcrowding
•heat and noise
•job burnout
If reduced ⬇️aggression

Question 4

2.Dispositional Explanation - Importation model

Answer 4

Inmates bring violence in from past life as a way of survival
Dispositional characteristics:
•Anger
•anti-social behaviour
•impulsivity
•low self-control

Question 5

Situational evaluation

Answer 5

+research support - violent response to deprivation
+real world application - ⬇️violence
- race, age and criminal history had more of an effect

Question 6

Dispositional evaluation

Answer 6

+research support - code of the street
-gang members no more likely to be violent than other prisoners
-gang members usually isolated to decrease violence