INMATE SOCIAL SYSTEM (FROM SOCIOLOGY OF CORRECTIONS - A BOOK OF READINGS 1977, BY ROBERT G. LEGER AND JOHN R. STRATTON - SEE NCJ-41800)

• NCJ Number: 41805
• Author(s): G M SYKES; S L MESSINGER
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: John Wiley and Sons
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE NORMS, ATTITUDES, AND BELIEFS UNDERLYING THE SYSTEM OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PRISON INMATES IS EXAMINED IN THIS CHAPTER.

Abstract

AFTER SUMMARIZING THE SALIENT FEATURES OF THE SOCIETY OF PRISONERS AS PRESENTED IN THE SOCIOLOGICAL LITERATURE OF THE LAST TWO DECADES, THE AUTHORS COMMENT BRIEFLY ON THE MAJOR THEORETICAL APPROACH THAT HAS BEEN USED IN DISCUSSING PRISON LIFE IN THE PAST. THEN THE AUTHORS DEVELOP A THEORY OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF THE INMATE SOCIAL SYSTEM, PRIMARILY IN TERMS OF INMATE VALUES AND THEIR RELATED ROLES, AND FINALLY SOME POSSIBILITIES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ARE OUTLINED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...MSP