NCJ Number
34769
Journal
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology Volume: 8 Issue: 3&4 Dated: (SEPTEMBER/DECEMBER 1975) Pages: 231-234
Date Published
1975
Length
4 pages
Annotation
THIS SURVEY COMPARES PRE- AND POST-INSTITUTIONAL HOSTILITY LEVELS OF BORSTAL INMATES WITH THE NUMBER OF PRIOR DELINQUENCY CONVICTIONS AND WITH THE NUMBER OF DISCIPLINARY INCIDENTS DURING INCARCERATION.
Abstract
THE HYPOTHESES, THAT THERE BE A CORRELATION BETWEEN LEVELS OF HOSTILITY AND INDICES OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR, AND THAT LEVELS OF HOSTILITY RISE DURING INCARCERATION, WERE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED.