NCJ Number
31799
Journal
Soviet Law and Government Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Dated: (FALL 1975) Pages: 68-78
Date Published
1975
Length
11 pages
Annotation
IN THIS STUDY OF THE INMATES OF A SOVIET MEDIUM-SECURITY CORRECTIONAL LABOR COLONY, RESEARCHERS ASSUMED THAT THE PERSONALITY OF A CRIMINAL IS DETERMINED BY HIS SOCIAL ROLES AND VALUE ORIENTATIONS.
Abstract
STUDY FINDINGS REVEALED THAT FEMALE RECIDIVISTS COMMITTED MOSTLY MERCENARY AND PROPERTY CRIMES, HAD A HIGHER LEVEL OF MULTIPLE CONVICTIONS THAN MEN, HAD FEWER FAMILIAL AND WORK-RELATED TIES, AND WERE CHARACTERIZED BY EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY, LACK OF WILL, AND HEIGHTENED IMPRESSIONABILITY.