NCJ Number
37407
Date Published
1975
Length
31 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER PRESENTS PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM A STUDY ON THE FIRST YEAR OF A MINIMUM SECURITY FACILITY WHICH CONVERTED FROM AN ALL-MALE FACILITY TO A COEDUCATIONAL ONE.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR REVIEWS LITERATURE DEALING WITH MASCULINE AND FEMININE ALTERNATIVES FOR COPING WITH IMPRISONMENT AND DESCRIBES THE RESEARCH SITE. SOLIDARITY AND HOMOSEXUALITY AMONG THE RESIDENTS ARE DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF THE AUTHOR'S OWN OBSERVATIONS AND INFORMATION FROM SCATTERED INTERVIEWS WITH THE INMATES. STYLES OF DOING TIME AND SEX DIFFERENCES ARE ANALYZED USING DATA ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS TAKEN IN THE FACILITY DURING THE STUDY PERIOD. DISCIPLINARY DATA AND RELEVANT RESEARCH LITERATURE ARE ALSO CITED IN CONSIDERING DIFFERENCES IN FELONIOUS IDENTITY. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THIS PAPER SUPPORTS THE THEORY THAT THE WAY IN WHICH FELONS DO TIME IS A FUNCTION OF THEIR PRE-PRISON IDENTITIES.