Inmate Assimilation: A Comparison of Male and Female Delinquents.

Zingraff, Matthew T.

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ERIC Number: EJ233735

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Publication Date: 1980-Sep

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Inmate Assimilation: A Comparison of Male and Female Delinquents.

Zingraff, Matthew T.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, v7 n3 p275-92 Sep 1980

Data from two juvenile correctional facilities indicate that the deprivation model is a better predictor of adaptation to confinement for males than is the importation model. For females, variables from both deprivation and importation models have a significant impact. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Models, Predictor Variables, Prisoners, Sex Differences, Socialization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - General

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Language: English

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