institutional aggression

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    • What does the importation model suggest about prison aggression?
      Dispositional factors cause aggression in prison
    • According to the importation model, who is likely to be more violent in prison?
      Those aggressive prior to incarceration
    • What influences how prisoners adapt to their environment?
      Their social histories, characteristics, and traits
    • What factors are mentioned as part of a prisoner's background?
      Beliefs, childhood trauma, ethnicity, gender
    • What does the research by DeLisi support?
      The importation model of aggression
    • What was the sample size in DeLisi's study?
      813 juvenile delinquents
    • What did DeLisi find regarding negative dispositional factors?
      They lead to more violent acts
    • What is a limitation of both the importation and deprivation models?
      Interaction isn't considered in the models
    • What do Dobbs and Waid argue about deprivation and aggression?
      Deprivation alone doesn't influence aggression
    • What do Dobbs and Waid suggest for a more valid account of prison violence?
      Using both explanations together
    • What does the deprivation model claim causes institutional aggression?
      Situational factors within the institution
    • What are some conditions mentioned in the deprivation model?
      Loss of freedom, boredom, crowding
    • How does frustration relate to aggression in the deprivation model?
      Frustration leads to venting through violence
    • What did Cunningham et al. find in their research?
      Motivation for aggression linked to deprivation
    • What types of arguments did Cunningham et al. find linked to inmate homicides?
      Arguments over drugs, possessions, relationships
    • What does Hensley's study suggest about communal visits and aggression?
      No link found between visits and reduced aggression
    • What is a limitation of the deprivation model according to Hensley's findings?
      Contradicting evidence regarding communal visits
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