Conformity in prison: An analysis of the behavioral effect of release.
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Title
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Conformity in prison: An analysis of the behavioral effect of release.
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Identifier
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AAI9000046
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identifier
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9000046
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Creator
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Markey, John F.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Robert Rieber
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Date
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1989
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Criminology and Penology
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Abstract
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The thesis says the study of the characteristics of the incarcerated offender and personality changes that occur during incarceration is important if effective methods of treatment are to be developed. The objective of this dissertation is to attempt to find if the incarcerated individual is able to sublimate his deviant personality (adjudged by noted misbehavior) prior to a pending release decision on the part of correctional authority. Thereafter, to consider a negative response by prison authorities on a release and its effect on the individual again as adjudged by "acting out" (misbehavior). If the inmate is capable of "masking" his otherwise deviant behavior to secure release, then what exactly is the effect of release as a tool of social control in the prison environment?;Methodologically, this dissertation measures the effects of the proximity to release, whether by a parole board review or conditional release against individual characteristics for determining usefulness of release as a tool of control. This thesis will statistically review reported misbehavior on the part of 621 incarcerated individuals over a six-month time frame. During that frame of reference, a time series regressive analysis was performed to determine the rates of individual misbehavior prior to and after release determination.;In accommodation with the statistical approach to the study of delinquency a theoretical analysis of the related literature was undertaken. This review of areas of criminology such as the subcultural perspective, control theory and strain theory, as they relate to misconduct, was accomplished. If there is no reliable correlation between behavior and proximity to release, the question must be brought as to the prison administration's purview regarding release and release as a tool of behavior modification.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
