PRISONERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD COMPONENTS OF THE LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS

• NCJ Number: 41010
• Journal: Criminology Volume: 14 Issue: 4 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1977) Pages: 461-482
• Author(s): G P ALPERT; D A HICKS
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 22 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SURVEY GAUGES THE ATTITUDES OF PRISONERS TOWARD AUTHORITY.

Abstract

PRISONERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD COMPONENTS OF THE THE LEGAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS ARE REVIEWED AND ANALYZED WITH DATA COLLECTED FROM PRISONERS IN THEIR FIRST SEVERAL DAYS OF INCARCERATION. THESE DATA ARE ANALYZED WITHIN SUBGROUPS OF THE PRISON POPULATION. IN GENERAL, ATTITUDES TOWARD THE LAW AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM ARE MIXED, AND ATTITUDES TOWARD LAWYERS ARE POSITIVE. HOWEVER, PREPRISON AND PRISON STATUS FACTORS INFLUENCE THE ATTITUDES HELD BY PRISONERS, AND THESE DIFFERENT PATTERNS OF INFLUENCE ARE DISCUSSED.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT)....BDS