EFFECT OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION ON THE DELINQUENT INMATE'S SELF CONCEPT

• NCJ Number: 19382
• Journal: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume: 66 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 88-93
• Author(s): R G CULBERTSON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Northwestern University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

FOCUSES ON CHANGES IN SELF CONCEPT IN ORDER TO EXAMINE THE CONSEQUENCES OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION FOR THE DELINQUENT.

Abstract

THE RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED AT THE INDIANA BOYS' SCHOOL, PLAINFIELD, INDIANA. THE SELF CONCEPT SCORES OF 222 DELINQUENT BOYS WERE ANALYZED USING A CROSS-SECTIONAL DESIGN. WHILE THERE WAS NOT A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN SELF CONCEPT SCORES FOR THE TOTAL POPULATION, THE DECREASE WAS SIGNIFICANT AND LINEAR FOR THOSE BOYS NOT PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED.