Situational Explanations

Question 1

situational explanations argue that aggression is…

Answer 1

not caused by individuals

Question 2

aggression in prisons is the result of…

Answer 2

environmental factors

Question 3

crowded conditions causes…

Answer 3

rise in aggressive behaviour

Question 4

Skyes proposes that aggression results from…

Answer 4

environmental deprivations

Question 5

what are the five environmental deprivations?

Answer 5

Deprivation of: liberty, autonomy, goods, heterosexual relationships, security

Question 6

deprivation of liberty

Answer 6

prisoners are deprived of their freedom

Question 7

deprivation of autonomy

Answer 7

prisoners have no power and very few choices, leads to frustration and aggression.
feeling of helplessness among inmates
can lead to frustration and aggression

Question 8

deprivation of goods

Answer 8

prison access to things that taken for granted are restricted or denied,
frustrated sense of failure to prisoners, leads to aggression

Question 9

deprivation of heterosexual relationships

Answer 9

men may feel emasculated from the loss of heterosexual relationships,
opportunity for homosexual behaviour in prison may lead to anxieties for prisoners

Question 10

deprivation of security

Answer 10

prisoners live in fear of aggression from other inmates
leads to a heightened sense of physical threat
perceived threat can result in an aggressive response as a form of defence

Question 11

Gaes et al. propose that overcrowding can…

Answer 11

heighten stress, resulting in an overreaction to other factors in the institution