RT Article
T1 Exploring associations between interpersonal violence and prison size in Spanish prisons
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 65
IS 14
SP 2019
OP 2043
A1 Caravaca-Sánchez, Francisco
A2 Wolff, Nancy L. 1955-
A2 Teasdale, Brent E.
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1677752025
AB The majority of research based on prisons in the United States has found a positive association between prison size and inmate victimization. This study estimates rates and identifies inmate and institutional characteristics associated with victimization in the Spanish prisons, with special attention on the prison size. Data were collected from a sample of male inmates aged 18 years or older (n = 2,484) located in eight prisons in the southeast of Spain. Holding inmate characteristics constant, rates of victimization were significantly and substantively higher in larger prisons. Understanding the prison size–victimization association requires further qualitative investigation to identify whether size creates more spaces for victimization (structural opportunities) and/or lapses in supervision due to depersonalization or impersonalization (social distancing).
K1 Prisons
K1 Prisoners
K1 Victimology
K1 Violence
K1 Gefängnis
K1 Gefängnisinsassen
K1 Häftlinge
DO 10.1177/0011128718763134