NCJ Number
37415
Date Published
1971
Length
6 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS CRIMINALIZATION OF DEVIANCE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CORRECTIONAL WORK WITHIN THE PRISON.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR ANALYZES THE WAYS IN WHICH LABELING INMATES AS PSYCHOLOGICALLY DISTINCT FROM LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS IMPEDES THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY WITH SOCIAL NORMS AND ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY.