NCJ Number
37408
Date Published
1975
Length
25 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE FOCUSES ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF INMATE CULTURE WHICH RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND TO DIFFER IN MALE AND IN FEMALE INSTITUTIONS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR REVIEWS LITERATURE ON STUDIES DEALING WITH HOMOSEXUALITY AND SOLIDARITY AMONG MALE AND FEMALE PRISON POPULATIONS AND EXAMINING THE SOURCES OF INMATE CULTURES. QUESTIONS LEFT UNANSWERED BY THIS RESEARCH ARE RAISED IN THE CONCLUSION.