institutional aggression in the context of prison

Question 1

DISPOSITIONAL
extensive fieldwork within various prisons - focusing on the ‘inmate code’. inmates often resort to aggressive behaviour to navigate prison life/culture and maintain respect

Answer 1

irwin x cressey

Question 2

DISPOSITIONAL
Importation model
investigated the idea that prisoners carry their pre existing traits / experiences into the prison environment
interviews/surveys
people w history of aggressive behaviour more likely to exhibit this in prison

Answer 2

Thomas x Mcmanimon

Question 3

AO3 dispositional
561 male inmates w similar criminal histories
half placed in low security Californian prisons and other half in second highest category
33% in low security and 36% in max security involved in aggressive activity

Answer 3

Camp x Gaes

Question 4

AO3 dispositional
importation model ignores the role of prison officials / how they are run. proposes ‘administrative control model’ - states that they are poorly managed prisons

Answer 4

Dilulio

Question 5

SITUATIONAL
emphasises how the prison environment imposes various forms of deprivation on inmates
loss of personal liberties - privacy, restricted goods and services
heightened frustration aggression

Answer 5

Clemmer

Question 6

Research into deprivation model
investigated factors that predicted inmate aggression in 512 prisons in the US.
found that inmate violence more common in prisons where there were higher proportions of female staff, african american/hispanic inmates etc

Answer 6

Steiner