Lesson 10: Situational Explanations

Question 1

What does situational explanations suggest?

Answer 1

Proposes that aggression in prisons result of environmental factors
Crowded conditions=rise in aggressive behaviour

Question 2

Who put down what model and what is it?

Answer 2

Skyes, Deprivation Model.
Proposes that aggression results from number of environmental deprivations

Question 3

What are the environmental deprivations?

Answer 3

1. Deprivation of liberty
2. Deprivation of autonomy
3. Deprivation of goods
4. Deprivation of heterosexual relationships
5. Deprivation of security

Question 4

Prisons only violent in what circumstances:

Answer 4

1. Overcrowding
2. Heat and noise
3. Job burnout

Question 5

GOOD

Answer 5

• Research support (Gaes et al, overcrowding=aggression)
• Practical applications (Wilson, overcrowding decreased, music introduced, temp controlled= lower levels of aggression)

Question 6

BAD

Answer 6

• Criticised. Camp and Gaes
• McCorkle et al.