Institutional aggression - Dispositional factors

Question 1

What are dispositional factors ?

Answer 1

The reason for the prisoners being aggressive is internal to the prisoners.

It is individual internal characteristics
(High levels of anger/impulsivity)
(Deviant socialisation)
(Using violence to solve problems)

(Biological)

Question 2

What is the importation model?

Answer 2

Aggression is imported from the streets and into the prisons.

Aggressive people are all thrown into one place and the aggression continues.

Question 3

What are gang memberships?

Answer 3

Prisoners will bring prior gang alliances/street cultures into the prison environment.

Question 4

Gang memberships lead to instrumental violence what is this ?

Answer 4

• Violence used as a tool -
  Premediated aggression.
  Used as a tool to settle scores with other gangs/increase status within the prison.

Question 5

Explain personal factors

Answer 5

Withdrawals from alcohol/drugs.
People may be disadvantaged
(lack of education/standard of life)

Question 6

Explain biological factors ?

Answer 6

Young males are the most likely to be imprisoned.

High testosterone levels can be linked to this.