Eysenck's Personality Model as Related to Type of Crime, Term of Imprisonment and Type of Jails

• NCJ Number: 102095
• Journal: Indian Journal of Criminology Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1986) Pages: 28-38
• Author(s): S K Gill; V Mohan
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 10 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: India

Annotation

This Indian study examined whether inmate personality scores differed according to offense type (person or property crime), place of residence (urban or rural), length of imprisonment (under 6 months or over 24 months), and type of prison (open or closed).

Abstract

The study used a 2x2x2x2 factorial design and a sample of 320 male offenders (16 cells with 20 subjects in each cell). Subjects resided in various Punjab jails. Subjects were administered the Eysenck Personality Inventory and the PEN (a measure of extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism). Overall, the findings indicate that crime type, place of residence, length of imprisonment, and jail type influenced scores that measured extraversion/intraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism. The impulsivity and sociability component of extraversion/intraversion differed significantly according to offense type, place of residence, jail term, and jail type. Neuroticism and psychoticism scores did not distinguish between offender types. Short-term inmates had higher psychoticism scores than long-term inmates, probably due to the socialization of long-term inmates. Inmates in open jails had significantly higher neuroticism scores than those in closed jails. 2 tables and 26 references.