In Prison and Far From Home: Spatial Distance Effects on Inmate Misconduct

Lindsey, Andrea M.; Mears, Daniel P.; Cochran, Joshua C.; Bales, William D.; Stults, Brian J.

doi:10.1177/0011128715614017

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“…Previous studies provide empirical evidence of the applicability of GST to the explanation of infractions, examining a variety of strains in prison. For example, it has been found that physical health, spatial distance from home, and poor and dangerous conditions of prison (e.g., poor physical conditions, overcrowding, high-security facility, and exposure to gang members) were positively related to infractions including violence (Bierie, 2012; Grosholz & Semenza, 2018; Lindsey et al., 2017; Morris et al., 2012; Steiner & Wooldredge, 2009). However, the strain of serving life-without-parole was not necessarily more severe than that of serving life-eligible-for-parole in terms of the potential outcome of infractions (Sorensen & Reidy, 2019).…”

Section: Gst Research On Prison Inmatesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prison Strains, Negative Emotions, and Deviance Among Prisoners in South Korea: A Latent-Variable Modeling Test of General Strain Theory

Jang

2020

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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This article examines the applicability of general strain theory to correctional samples by testing whether prison strains are positively related to deviance among prisoners through strain-associated negative emotions and whether the negative emotions-deviance relationship is systematic in terms of inner versus outer directedness. Latent-variable structural equation modeling was applied to analyze survey data from 986 male prisoners in South Korea. First, an inmate’s dissatisfaction with correctional officers was found to be positively related to anger and fear of victimization, whereas in-prison victimization was related only to the fear. Second, outer-directed emotion (anger) was positively related to outer-directed deviance (aggressive and property misconduct and anticipated reoffending) but not to inner-directed deviance (self-injury/suicide attempt). On the contrary, inner-directed emotion (fear) was related positively to the inner-directed deviance but inversely to property misconduct. Finally, some of the indirect relationships of victimization and dissatisfaction with deviance via negative emotions were found to be significant.

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Section: Gst Research On Prison Inmatesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prison Strains, Negative Emotions, and Deviance Among Prisoners in South Korea: A Latent-Variable Modeling Test of General Strain Theory

Jang

2020

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…One possible explanation for the generally beneficial effects of visits for juveniles is that younger offenders have more to gain from maintaining contact with their family social networks than older offenders. Younger offenders may necessarily be more reliant on such networks, making visitation a more central and beneficial feature of their incarceration experience (Cochran & Mears, 2013; Lindsey, Mears, Cochran, Bales, & Stults, 2017).…”

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All in the Family: An Examination of the Predictors of Visitation Among Committed Juvenile Offenders

Young

Hay

2019

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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Scholarship highlights the importance of visitation in improving the lives of prisoners across numerous domains including mental health, adjustment to confinement, and postrelease success. Although research on adult inmates has examined factors that predict visitation, no such study exists for juvenile offenders. Moreover, because this existing research has relied largely on administrative data, no study has examined how family and social contexts affect visitation. Using data collected on 2,345 youth who completed residential placement in Florida, the current study examined how qualities and histories of offenders and their families affect the likelihood, consistency, and sequencing of visits for juvenile offenders. The results suggest that youth’s demographics and offending histories, as well as their family backgrounds and relationships, affect visitation. Directions for future research and implications for policy and practice are discussed.

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“…Recently, Lindsey, Mears, Cochran, Bales, and Stults (2017) investigated how place of incarceration influences misconduct. As a significant deprivation associated with prison, they found that the farther an inmate lives from home-up to 350 miles-the greater the likelihood of institutional misconduct.…”

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Assessing the Relationship Between Physical Health and Inmate Misconduct

Grosholz

Semenza

2018

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Research reveals inmate misconduct results from various factors including age, gang membership, program participation, and mental illness. However, no research has examined the influence of physical illness on misconduct. Per general strain theory, we argue that poor physical health is a significant strain that may negatively affect behavior. Using data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ 2004 Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (SISCF), we investigate how acute illnesses, chronic conditions, and physical disabilities influence misconduct. Results suggest acute conditions increase the likelihood of general, serious, and nonserious misconduct in prison. Conversely, chronic ailments decrease the likelihood of all types of misconduct. We find moderate effects for physical disability. Experiencing acute health conditions while incarcerated significantly increases the likelihood of misconduct, suggesting that by appropriately addressing inmates’ acute ailments, it may be possible to concurrently improve inmate health and decrease misconduct to enhance the lives of those in prison.

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In Prison and Far From Home: Spatial Distance Effects on Inmate Misconduct

Cited by 26 publications

References 63 publications

Prison Strains, Negative Emotions, and Deviance Among Prisoners in South Korea: A Latent-Variable Modeling Test of General Strain Theory

Prison Strains, Negative Emotions, and Deviance Among Prisoners in South Korea: A Latent-Variable Modeling Test of General Strain Theory

All in the Family: An Examination of the Predictors of Visitation Among Committed Juvenile Offenders

Assessing the Relationship Between Physical Health and Inmate Misconduct

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