Irwin and Cressey: Suggested that prisoners bring their own social traits with them to prison and these influence their subsequent behaviour. Cheeseman: Suggested most of the aggressive behaviour studied is not exclusive, people bring a 'ready made'
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Alcohol Addiction
Pre-existing factors affect the levels of aggression shown in prisons, as they take these factors into prison with them. Mills, Kroner, Weekes: Surveyed 202 newly addmitted Canadian inmates using ADS.
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Results...
Found the more levels of 'serious misconduct', the more severe levels of Alcohol dependence. This shows a positive correlation of the dependence of alcohol and aggression in prison.
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Irwin and Cressey:
Identified 3 types of prisoner that can go into prison: Convict SC: Raised in prison, seek P+R = most Agg. Criminal SC : Follow norms of pro theif, Trustworthy, some agg. Conventional SC: 1 timers, identify with staff, least agg.
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Deprivation Model
It suggests that the prisoners agg is due to being in prison and the deprivation of the real world is what is causing the aggressive behaviour.
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Research:
Studied by Sykes, found deprivation of Liberty+Autonomy as common examples. Prisoners are unable to make their own choices + are powerless tot he prison system, Therefore act on their frustrations through aggressive behaviour.
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Pre-existing factors affect the levels of aggression shown in prisons, as they take these factors into prison with them. Mills, Kroner, Weekes: Surveyed 202 newly addmitted Canadian inmates using ADS.
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Alcohol Addiction
Card 3
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Found the more levels of 'serious misconduct', the more severe levels of Alcohol dependence. This shows a positive correlation of the dependence of alcohol and aggression in prison.
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Card 4
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Identified 3 types of prisoner that can go into prison: Convict SC: Raised in prison, seek P+R = most Agg. Criminal SC : Follow norms of pro theif, Trustworthy, some agg. Conventional SC: 1 timers, identify with staff, least agg.
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Card 5
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It suggests that the prisoners agg is due to being in prison and the deprivation of the real world is what is causing the aggressive behaviour.
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