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Physical and Property Victimization Behind Bars: A Multilevel Examination
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Multilevel modeling techniques were used to analyze self-report data from more than 1,000 inmates and 30 prisons in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio and revealed that demographic variables were strong predictors of physical victimization and security level had a contextual direct effect onPhysical victimization.Abstract:
The majority of the extant literature on inmate victimization considers only one level of analysis, thus ignoring the interaction effects between inmate- and prison-level variables. To extend this literature, multilevel modeling techniques were used to analyze self-report data from more than 1,000 inmates and 30 prisons in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. Results revealed that demographic variables were strong predictors of physical victimization (i.e., race and assaultive behavior). Also, security level had a contextual direct effect on physical victimization. Property victimization was best explained with an integrated model including inmate (i.e., race, assaultive behavior, prior education, prior employment, and time served), contextual (i.e., security level and proportion non-White), and micro—macro interaction variables (i.e., Race × Security Level). Policy implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.read more
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Using general strain theory to explore the effects of prison victimization experiences on later offending and substance use
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The impact of inmate and prison characteristics on prisoner victimization
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The Roots of Prison Violence: A Test of the Deprivation, Management, and “Not-So-Total” Institution Models
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used data from 371 state prisons and measures of both individual and collective violence and attempted to identify the structural, managerial, and environmental determinants of prison disorder.
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Physical Violence Inside Prisons: Rates of Victimization
TL;DR: Prevalence rates of inmate-on-inmate physical violence in the previous 6 months were equal for males and females, and men had significantly higher rates of physical violence perpetrated by staff than by other inmates.
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Gender differences in predictors of prison violence: Assessing the predictive validity of a risk classification system.
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TL;DR: The authors find women commit less violence and less serious violence than men, however, despite these gender differences, the same classification instrument predicts violent behavior equally well for women and men.
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Prison Violence: The Contribution of Crowding Versus Other Determinants of Prison Assault Rates
TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between prison assaults and aggregate measures of crowding, age, and prisonization was examined using data collected from 19 Federal prisons over a 33-month period, resulting in 627 observations for each independent and dependent variable.
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Inmate Lifestyles and Opportunities for Victimization
TL;DR: In this paper, the applicability of lifestyle theory to an understanding of victimization in correctional institution domains was examined and results support lifestyle theory as a viable explanation of victimizations involving physical assaults by other inmates as well as those involving theft of personal properties.