Institutional aggression Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
What are institutions ?
A
Forms of human organisations
People will often have shared behavioural characteristics (Church -Uni- Army - Prisons)
Prisons have high levels of aggressive behaviour.
2
Q
What are dispositional factors?
A
Aggression in prisons is due to the personal characteristics of the prisoners not the prison itself.
3
Q
What are situational factors ?
A
Aggression in prisons is due to the environment of the prison not the personal characteristics of the prisoners.
