Instutional Aggression

Question 1

What is the dispositional model
For explaining institutional aggression?

Answer 1

The importation model

Question 2

What is the situational model
For explaining institutional aggression?

Answer 2

The deprivation model

Question 3

Who created the importation model?

Answer 3

Irwin and Cressey

Question 4

What is the importation model?

Answer 4

It suggest inmates bring with them (import) into prison subcultures beliefs norms and attitudes

These criminal characteristics influence aggression within the prison

Individual characteristics not environment

Question 5

…. Created a study comparing …. Groups of … one group with negative …. Which they were importing into the prison and a control group … such characteristics. What did they find?

Answer 5

Delisi
2
Inmates
Characteristics
Without
Negative group were likely to engage in suicidal activity, sexual misconduct and acts of abuse physical aggression

Question 6

Who created the deprivation model and what is it?

Answer 6

Clemmer
Harsh prison conditions chase stress for inmates who cope by behaving aggressively
Aggression is a result of being deprived from freedom, goods, sex etc

Question 7

Aggression becomes an … solution to deprivation

Answer 7

Adaptive

Question 8

2 types of factors which are deprived?

Answer 8

Psychological - freedom sex independence
Physical - material goods

Question 9

… investigated factored predicting aggression in … US prisons. Inmate on inmate … was more … in prisons where there was a … proportion of …, … and protection custody. Which are … … factors

Answer 9

Steiner
512
Violence
Common higher
Female staff
Overcrowding
Prison level