RT Article
T1 The effects of exposure to violence on inmate maladjustment
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 40
IS 11
SP 1228
OP 1249
A1 Meade, Benjamin 1981-
A1 Steiner, Benjamin 1975-2019
A2 Steiner, Benjamin 1975-2019
LA English
YR 2013
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885628420
AB Offenders are exposed to violence at higher rates than the general population. Yet little is known about whether exposure to violence affects offenders? adjustment to incarceration. Using a nationally representative sample of inmates housed in secure confinement facilities, we examine the relative effects of exposure to different types of violence prior to incarceration (e.g., physical assault, sexual assault, child abuse) on inmate maladjustment. Results indicate that exposure to violence prior to incarceration influences individuals? odds of maladjustment during imprisonment, and that abuse as a child and physical victimization by a nonstranger as an adult are particularly robust predictors of maladjustment. Implications of these findings for future research and correctional practice are discussed.
K1 Exposure to violence
K1 Inmate
K1 maladjustment
K1 Prison
K1 Victimization
DO 10.1177/0093854813495392