Orange Is Still Pink

Abstract

Although research has established a very strong relationship between the presence of a psychiatric disorder and victimization in prisons, some gaps remain in our understanding. This study considers the importance of gender differences in this relationship. Estimates based on the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities show that psychiatric disorders have a stronger relationship with victimization among male inmates than among female inmates. Yet the size of the gender difference varies greatly depending on the specific disorder. Depressive disorders have a much stronger relationship with victimization among men than among women, but other disorders, such as psychosis, show no gender difference. Symptom-specific analyses further confirm the nature of the difference. Victimization appears to be based in part on how well symptoms do or do not overlap with traditional gender roles. Male-atypical symptoms (e.g., sadness) have a stronger relationship with victimization among men, whereas female-atypical symptoms (e.g., anger) have a stronger relationship with victimization among women. Gender-neutral symptoms (e.g., hallucinations and delusions) have an equivalent relationship between genders. Further analyses suggest that these gender differences are not explained (with some exceptions) by verbal or physical provocation. These findings are interpreted in light of the literature on the nature of social control in men's and women's prisons as well as the literature on stigma.

Influence of prisoners’ mental health on the relational climate of prisons

“…Así, las dificultades de adaptación que presentan con anterioridad los reclusos con enfermedades mentales, o que desarrollan a lo largo del proceso de prisionización, ocasionan desajustes de conducta que pueden situarles tanto como víctimas o como perpetradores de malas conductas penitenciarias, distorsionando la identificación del código de la prisión y empeorando, en consecuencia, el clima relacional de prisiones 14 .…”

“…El estigma ocasiona que los reclusos con enfermedades mentales sean víctimas en prisión, por el hecho de que padecer un trastorno mental es para el resto un reflejo de debilidad y/o de existencia de comportamientos desviados que trasgreden necesariamente las normas de prisión; mientras que la provocación hace hincapié en la naturaleza de los síntomas y no tanto en cómo son interpretados por los otros. Debido a que no todos los trastornos implican comportamientos provocadores, en este ámbito, dependerá de cada trastorno específico, predominando la victimización en los trastornos de personalidad y los trastornos mentales graves, como la psicosis, ya que conllevan la existencia de este tipo de comportamientos y la dificultad de adaptarse y regularse de acuerdo a las reglas sociales establecidas 14 .…”

Relato De Experiência – Dispensação Farmacêutica De Psicotrópicos Na Unidade De Segurança Máxima Em Cariri – To

“…Além de tais variáveis, tem-se que os cidadãos privados de liberdade que são diagnosticados com distúrbios psicológicos antes do seu encarceramento, demonstraram maior dificuldade no relacionamento interpessoal com os outros detentos. Isso ocorre devido ao estigma entre os reclusos, o qual se baseia na associação entre vitimização e transtornos mentais, pois relacionam a doença mental como um sinal de fraqueza e/ou fonte potencial de má conduta e quebra das regras (Schinittker, 2015).…”

Exploring Associations Between Interpersonal Violence and Prison Size in Spanish Prisons

“…Because official data are based on reported events of physical victimization, underreporting and underdocumenting of such events are expected (Bowker, 1980; McCorkle, 1993). Research studies, using self-report data collected independent of the prison system, report rates of physical victimization ranging from approximately 6% to 20% during similar time periods (Kuo et al, 2014; Schnittker & Bacak, 2016; Teasdale et al, 2016; Wolff, Blitz, Shi, Siegel, & Bachman, 2007; Wooldredge & Steiner, 2012).…”