Coping, Behavior, and Adaptation in Prison Inmates

The dynamic prediction of criminal recidivism: A three-wave prospective study.

“…Although the Problem Suwey Checklist was derived largely from previous research involving the coping relapse model (i.e., Zamble & Porporino, 1988;Zamble & Quinsey, 1997), a number of additional theoretical perspectives and empirical findings were also consulted during the development phase. Specifically, the sub-scale items comprising the employment domain were derived not only from employment-related meta-analytic findings (e.g., Gendreau et al, 1998) but aiso from intrinsic work motivation theory (Warr, Cooke, & Wall, 1979) and job involvement theory (Kanungo, 1979(Kanungo, , 1982.…”

“…For the pre-release assessment, coping efficacy was measured using the Coping Situations Questionnaire (CSQ; Zamble, 1989) while the Coping Interview (CI; Zamble & Porporino, 1988) was used for the community-based assessments. Both measures assess how well an offender copes with potentially criminogenic situations along two dimensions: benefits and costs.…”

From Prison to Home: The Dimensions and Consequences of Prisoner Reentry

“…In fact, research that has attempted to measure the coping process has shown that some offenders are unable to successfully recognize and deal with problem situations, leading to increased stress levels and rash, often criminal reactions. 83 There has been little systematic attention, by corrections agencies or communities, on ways to reduce the risks associated with the moment of release. Many practices may in fact heighten the anxiety prisoners have about successfully returning to the outside world.…”

It’s a hard knock life the survival strategies of Dutch Mulas in Peruvian prisons

“…In particular, they have often been abused sexually and physically in childhood, many have been raped, and exposure to family violence is endemic.^According to Adams [22] people develop ways of dealing with painful experiences and they take these strategies with them into the prison system. Variables such as a criminal record, cultural background and mental health, as well as personal characteristics such as ethnic origin, gender and age, are also imported into the prison and these factors will determine to a certain extent how an inmate deals with his or her sentence [7,[22][23][24]. However, a prisoner's personal characteristics and life history are not enough to explain a person's response to imprisonment because, as argued by Zamble & Porporino [24], human behaviour is rarely determined by personal characteristics alone.…”

“…Variables such as a criminal record, cultural background and mental health, as well as personal characteristics such as ethnic origin, gender and age, are also imported into the prison and these factors will determine to a certain extent how an inmate deals with his or her sentence [7,[22][23][24]. However, a prisoner's personal characteristics and life history are not enough to explain a person's response to imprisonment because, as argued by Zamble & Porporino [24], human behaviour is rarely determined by personal characteristics alone. It is much more often the result of interactions between an individual and his or her circumstances.…”