DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE SOCIAL CLIMATES OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

• NCJ Number: 6273
• Journal: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1970) Pages: 71-82
• Author(s): R H MOOS
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS STUDY ASSESSES THE EFFECTS OF THE SOCIAL CLIMATES OF 16 CORRECTIONAL UNITS AND CONCLUDES THAT THERE ARE PREDICTABLE EFFECTS FROM DIFFERENT SOCIAL CLIMATES.

Abstract

STUDY SHOWED THAT UNITS DIFFERENT IN SOCIAL CLIMATE WERE ALSO DIFFERENT ON VARIABLES RELATED TO GENERAL RESIDENT REACTION TO THE UNIT AND ON THE INITIATIVES RESIDENTS PERCEIVED THEMSELVES AS TAKING ON THE UNIT. UNITS WITH GREATER EMPHASIS ON SPONTANEITY, AFFILIATION, INSIGHT, VARIETY, AND AUTONOMY HAD RESIDENTS WHO WERE MORE LIKELY TO LIKE THE STAFF. UNITS WITH GREATER EMPHASIS ON AFFILIATION, INSIGHT, AND AUTONOMY HAD RESIDENTS WHO PERCEIVED THEMSELVES AS MORE LIKELY TO TAKE BOTH SUBMISSIVE AND AUTONOMOUS INITIATIVES TOWARD THE STAFF AND GENERALLY INTERACTED MORE WITH THE STAFF. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS AND DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ARE DISCUSSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)