RT Article
T1 Correlates of prisoner misconduct
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 2
IS 1
SP 49
OP 67
A1 Goetting, Ann 1943-
A2 Howsen, Roy Michael
LA English
YR 1986
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764277635
AB Using a nationwide sample of 5586 state-prison inmates, relationships between the frequency of officially reported institutional misconduct (as reported by the inmates) and certain preinstitutional and institution-related inmate traits were examined. Findings indicate that rule-breaking behavior is associated with being young, black, and male, having a relatively high number of prior convictions, having been unemployed prior to incarceration, and having been imprisoned for a relatively long period of time. Furthermore, such misconduct shows no relationship to domestic status, educational achievement, alcohol and drug problems, military service, income level, current offense, interaction with family and friends outside of prison, hours spent outside of cell, and daily activity. Policy implications are addressed. Misconduct is considered within the broad context of interaction among inmate traits, prison-level characteristics, and extrainstitutional factors.
K1 Self-report data
K1 prisoner misconduct
K1 Corrections
DO 10.1007/BF01064595