Instutitional Aggression in the Context of Prisons (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards

Violence caused by prisoners' personal characteristics

Violence caused by prison environment & poor conditions

Inmates import their subculture of criminality from outside

Prison environment itself causes aggression (Clemmer)

Overcrowding, lack of privacy, lack of meaningful activity

High temperature & noise levels lead to aggression

Overcrowding, drugs, deprivation from heterosexual relationships

Beliefs, norms, attitudes, learning experiences, characteristics

Gang members from outside prison disproportionally engage in violence

Merges importation & deprivation model ideas

Drug/substance abuse history, social class, ethnicity, gender

Improved prison conditions virtually eradicated assaults