RT Article
T1 Determinants of social distance in a prison environment
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 13
IS 2
SP 215
OP 227
A1 Pass, Michael G.
LA English
YR 1989
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764204115
AB Social distance is defined as a measured distance of human feelings toward ethnic/racial groups, reflecting race relations and underlying potential for racial tensions. Knowledge of variables' effect on social distance should allow for better understanding those things which may enhance race relations, and decrease racial tensions. The relative importance of a number of variables effecting social distance in a maximum security prison are analyzed here. The data reported in this paper were gathered from a sample of inmates at Eastern New York Correctional Facility and demonstrate that educational level and religious affiliation had significant effects on the overall social distance score; number of times in prison was almost significant; and the variables race, place of residence prior to incarceration, age, and marital status had only minimal effects.
K1 Race Relation
K1 Prison Population
K1 Social Distance
K1 Religious Group
K1 Religious Affiliation
DO 10.1007/BF02887510