NCJ Number
89551
Journal
Criminology Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Dated: (May 1983) Pages: 213-232
Date Published
1983
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This study assesses the impact of selected deprivation and importation variables on inmate violence in four juvenile correctional institutions.
Abstract
While both sets of variables were shown to exert independent effects on inmate aggression, variations in the institutional context mediated the impact of inmate characteristics on levels of prison violence. Preinstitutional violence emerged as the best predictor of inmate aggression, regardless of institutional setting. Race was shown to affect inmate violence directly only in the most treatment-oriented facility, while the inmate code was found to exert effects only in the most custodial institution. (Publisher abstract)