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PRISONERS AND THEIR EXPERIENCED CONTROL

NCJ Number
29775
Journal
Corrective and Social Psychiatry and Journal of Behavior Technology Methods and Therapy Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Dated: (1975) Pages: 27-31
Author(s)
N M LEIKER; P G TIFFANY; D W TIFFANY
Date Published
1975
Length
5 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF A STUDY COMPARING PERCEPTION OF FOUR MAJOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONTROL FACTORS BY A GROUP OF 84 INCOMING INMATES TO THOSE OF A GROUP OF 84 CIVILIAN COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR'S ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS CONSIDER THE ADAPTATIONS A PRISONER MUST MAKE WITHIN THE PRISON ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN NECESSARY EXPERIENTIAL BALANCE AND DESIRABLE LEVEL OF CONTROL OVER SELF-INGENERAL.

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