NCJ Number
37833
Journal
Criminal Justice Review Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (FALL 1976) Pages: 93-105
Date Published
1976
Length
13 pages
Annotation
CONCENTRATING ON INMATES IN A MEDIUM SECURITY INSTITUTION, KINDS AND DEGREES OF ALIENATION WERE RELATED TO THE DURATION OF INCARCERATION AS WELL AS TO THE EXTRA-PRISON VARIABLES OF RACE AND MARITAL STATUS.
Abstract
IN CONTRAST TO A PRIORI EXPECTATIONS, THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IN PRISON WAS INVERSELY RELATED, AT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT LEVELS, TO OUR MEASURES OF MEANINGLESSNESS, POWERLESS, NORMLESSNESS, AND SOCIAL ISOLATION. THE IMPLICATIONS OF RACE AND MARITAL STATUS FOR DIFFERENTIATING INMATE ALIENATIONS WERE EXPLORED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DURATION OF IMPRISONMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)