Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Göttingen, 1974. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-185).

This literature review highlights a number of factors considered important to the social climate of a prison. These factors are categorised as environmental (those external to the individual), interpersonal (relating to interactions with others), and individual (those internal and particular to the individual). These categories correspond broadly to existing theoretical approaches to understanding prison environments. The deprivation model is concerned largely with physical, structural, and contextual factors (features pertaining to the prison). In contrast, the importation model focuses on dispositional characteristics or static factors (features the individual brings to prison). While the deprivation model implies the environment shapes the individual, the importation model implies that the individual shapes its environment. Neither of these models, however, addresses the interactional and ongoing nature of adaptation to a social climate. While not exhaustive, the factors presented in this review are considered important for understanding the social climate of a prison. There are likely to be numerous other factors which also influence an individual's adjustment to the social climate (and the influence of adjustment on the climate). The model presented in this review attempts to draw these factors together, while recognising the inherent difficulties in attempting research from an interactional approach. That is, change is ongoing and individuals are continually evolving - as the person changes, the social climate changes and as the climate changes, the individual must change again. Research must continue to look at each of the individual components and their relationship with each other in order to understand the particular climate of an institution, while recognising the dynamic nature of adaptation. / Anger is an important emotion in correctional environments. Two individual difference variables that may significantly impact on anger arousal are gender and gender role identity. This study aimed to investigate the influence of gender role identity (over and above gender) on anger arousal and expression, in potentially anger-provoking conditions, in a sample of 585 Australian students. Results supported the prediction that gender role identity rather than gender is related to anger experience and arousal, with this finding being consistent across two different types of anger-triggering events. The results suggest that anger arousal is greater for masculine individuals when the intention of the provocation is ambiguous. The implications of these findings for those working with anger in prison setting are discussed. / Thesis (MPsy(Forensic))--University of South Australia, 2005.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, May 2010. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 30, 2010). "Program in Criminal Justice." Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-273).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-186). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-186). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2005. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed March 1, 2006). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 540-570).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1982. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-60).

The purpose of this baseline study was to determine the effectiveness of a cognitive restructuring program in reducing recidivism of offenders under supervision in a communitybased setting. The study also sought to determine the relationships between three outcomes (no recidivism within one year of release from the community-based supervised setting, violation of Home Detention requirements resulting in incompleteness of court ordered supervision, and recidivism within one year of release from Home Detention) and risk predictor variables including hours of participation in a cognitive restructuring program (Criminal Intervention), gender, race, age, previous criminal history, educational attainment, and history of substance abuse.The population of the study included offenders under sentence of community-based supervision during a two-year period from November, 1992 to October, 1994. One group of 297 offenders participated in the cognitive restructuring intervention program; another group of 346 offenders did not participate. Chi-square analyses based in contingency tables determined statistical significance of the categorical variables, and stepwise discriminant analysis was utilized to create a model that best differentiated between three outcome groups.When using 16 predictor variables, the results of discriminant analyses indicated that outcomes between groups could be differentiated by a function that accounted for 94% of the variability between groups and resulted in no statistically significant residual discriminations. Pearson product-moment correlational analyses indicated only modest correlations between the variables, and chi-square analyses resulted in the rejection of seven out of ten hypotheses concerning outcome and the categorical risk variables.Two important findings relating to the treatment program, Criminal Intervention, were found. Post-release recidivism of offenders was reduced by 7%. However, offenders participating in the treatment program were terminated from supervision due to violations of the conditions for that supervision at an additional rate of 10% over the nonparticipating violators. The review of the literature and research findings confirmed that individual differences were important to successful rehabilitation; therefore, appropriate matching between intervention program and offender risk and need was warranted. Follow up studies, comprehensive offender assessments, and development, utilization, and validation of a comprehensive risk assessment tool was recommended for future research. / Department of Educational Leadership

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio State University, 2005. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 129 p.; also includes graphics. Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-129). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Carleton University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-163). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.