Considering hierarchical models for research on inmate behavior: Predicting misconduct with multilevel data

Wooldredge, John; Griffin, Timothy; Pratt, Travis C.

doi:10.1080/07418820100094871

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“…The literature clearly demonstrates that prison environments are heterogeneous. 28,43 Our research is consistent with this literature. An individual's risk of sexual victimization is not equivalent across prisons even within a single prison system.…”

Section: Sexual Violence Inside Prisons: Rates Of Victimizationsupporting

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Sexual Violence Inside Prisons: Rates of Victimization

Wolff

Blitz²,

Shi³

et al. 2006

J Urban Health

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People in prison are exposed to and experience sexual violence inside prisons, further exposing them to communicable diseases and trauma. The consequences of sexual violence follow the individual into the community upon release. This paper estimates the prevalence of sexual victimization within a state prison system. A total of 6,964 men and 564 women participated in a survey administered using audio-CASI. Weighted estimates of prevalence were constructed by gender and facility size. Rates of sexual victimization varied significantly by gender, age, perpetrator, question wording, and facility. Rates of inmate-on-inmate sexual victimization in the previous 6 months were highest for female inmates (212 per 1,000), more than four times higher than male rates (43 per 1,000). Abusive sexual conduct was more likely between inmates and between staff and inmates than nonconsensual sexual acts. Sexual violence inside prison is an urgent public health issue needing targeted interventions to prevent and ameliorate its health and social consequences, which spatially concentrate in poor inner-city areas where these individuals ultimately return.

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Section: Sexual Violence Inside Prisons: Rates Of Victimizationsupporting

confidence: 82%

Sexual Violence Inside Prisons: Rates of Victimization

Wolff

Blitz²,

Shi³

et al. 2006

J Urban Health

174

195

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“…For example, we found that whites were more involved in prison misconduct, a finding that is contrary to the findings of prior research (Harer & Steffensmeier, 1996;Poole & Regoli, 1980Wooldredge, Griffin, & Pratt, 2001). Perhaps the current findings are due to the relative homogeneity of the sample (e.g., rural, mostly white men).…”

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Self-control behind bars: A validation study of the Grasmick et al. scale

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Much empirical support of self-control theory is based on the 24-item scale conceptualized by Grasmick and his colleagues. This study examined the dimensionality of the scale. Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analyses, and a structural equation model (SEM) produced results that are discordant with much prior research. The Grasmick et al. scale was not unidimensional, more complex theoretical iterations failed to meet most goodness-of-fit statistics, and considerable refinement via modification indices was needed before a measurement model that fit the data could be found. Further refinement is required to justify it as the quintessential measure of self-control. ARTICLEMuch empirical support of self-control theory is based on the 24-item scale conceptualized by Grasmick and his colleagues. This study examined the dimensionality of the scale. Exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analyses, and a structural equation model (SEM) produced results that are discordant with much prior research. The Grasmick et al. scale was not unidimensional, more complex theoretical iterations failed to meet most goodness-of-fit statistics, and considerable refinement via modification indices was needed before a measurement model that fit the data could be found. Further refinement is required to justify it as the quintessential measure of self-control.Gottfredson and Hirschi's A General Theory of Crime (1990) galvanized the criminological community with its assertion that self-control is the main individual-level predictor of delinquency and related deviant behaviors. According to Pratt and Cullen (2000, p. 931), the popularity, controversy, and accuracy of self-control theory are some of the reasons why its authors are among the most cited criminologists in the world. Since 1990, dozens of scholars have devised ways to operationalize self-control and to examine its predictive power empirically.

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“…Ce type d'analyse permet de tenir compte du contexte, qui varie d'un individu à un autre. De plus, d'un point de vue statistique, lorsque les données sont hiérarchiquement structurées, il a été démontré que l'application de modèles multiniveaux est supérieure aux modèles plus « traditionnels » à un seul niveau (Goldstein, 1987 ;Byrk et Raudenbush, 1992 ;Van Der Leeden, 1998 ;Wooldrege et al, 2001). Ce type d'analyse se distingue en outre par sa fl exibilité, puisqu'il ne requiert pas un nombre équivalent d'observations pour chacun des individus (Dupéré et al, 2007).…”

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La dynamique des séquences de rechute chez des joueurs excessifs et des joueurs délinquants

Ouellet

2013

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Dans les faits, des individus qui embrassent les trajectoires déviantes arrivent peu à maintenir une cadence linéaire ou constante dans leur déviance. Les changements et les transitions sont fréquents au sein des trajectoires déviantes qui, en réalité, fluctuent au fil du temps. Peu d’études se sont toutefois attardées, d’une manière dynamique, à ce qui explique ces changements. En se servant des renseignements autorévélés, collectés à l’aide de la méthode des calendriers de récits de vie, et dans un examen des changements inter et intra-individuels, cette étude compare les épisodes de rechute au sein de deux trajectoires déviantes, celles de 50 joueurs excessifs et de 107 délinquants. La démonstration met en évidence le caractère général du cadre analytique de la carrière criminelle. En particulier, nos résultats soulignent l’intérêt de considérer à la fois les facteurs liés aux caractéristiques individuelles et ceux associés aux circonstances de vie. On découvre également dans cette étude que l’effet des circonstances de vie est souvent conditionnel à certaines caractéristiques des individus.

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Considering hierarchical models for research on inmate behavior: Predicting misconduct with multilevel data

Cited by 211 publications

References 54 publications

Sexual Violence Inside Prisons: Rates of Victimization

Sexual Violence Inside Prisons: Rates of Victimization

Self-control behind bars: A validation study of the Grasmick et al. scale

La dynamique des séquences de rechute chez des joueurs excessifs et des joueurs délinquants

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