NCJ Number
6267
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1970) Pages: 1-10
Date Published
1970
Length
10 pages
Annotation
THE USE OF PRISON NEWSPAPERS AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING PRISON SOCIAL STRUCTURE AND INMATE ATTITUDES.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS COMPARED PERIODICALS FROM A STATE AND A FEDERAL PENITENTIARY IN KANSAS, EXAMINING CONTENT AND PHYSICAL MAKEUP. THEY MAKE TENTATIVE FINDINGS AS TO WHAT THE CONTENT IMPLIES ABOUT INMATES' PRO- AND ANTI-SOCIAL ATTITUDES. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH ARE MADE.