DELINQUENCY, HOSTILITY AND THE EFFECTS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING

• NCJ Number: 34769
• Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology Volume: 8 Issue: 3&4 Dated: (SEPTEMBER/DECEMBER 1975) Pages: 231-234
• Author(s): I J MCKISSACK; R M SIMCOCK
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: Australian and New Zealand Soc of Criminology
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: Australia
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Annotation

THIS SURVEY COMPARES PRE- AND POST-INSTITUTIONAL HOSTILITY LEVELS OF BORSTAL INMATES WITH THE NUMBER OF PRIOR DELINQUENCY CONVICTIONS AND WITH THE NUMBER OF DISCIPLINARY INCIDENTS DURING INCARCERATION.

Abstract

THE HYPOTHESES, THAT THERE BE A CORRELATION BETWEEN LEVELS OF HOSTILITY AND INDICES OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR, AND THAT LEVELS OF HOSTILITY RISE DURING INCARCERATION, WERE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED.