Correlates of Prison Drug Use an Evaluation of Two Conceptual Models
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9680397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles W Thomas, Charles Thomas (0000-0001-9998-6698, Bowling Green State University, corresponding author), Robin J Cage (Bowling Green State University) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-210 |
| Publication date | 1977-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1977.tb00061.x |
| OpenAlex | W1971777006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 35 |
This study, essentially an extension of the recent work of Akers et al., represents an attempt to evaluate the utility of two theoretical paradigms in accounting for illicit drug use in a prison setting. Based on self‐report data obtained from a sample of 273 adult felons who were confined in a medium security penitentiary, the analysis presented demonstrates that virtually all of those inmates who reported drug use within the prison had also used drugs prior to their confident. Thus, contrary to the implications of the “deprivation model,” but fully consistent with those of the “importation model” this particular pattern of prison behavior is clearly not a direct function of the conditions of confinement. Instead, while the structure of the prison may well influence the probability that those who have used drugs prod to con/unmet will continue to do so while in prison, drug use appears to be an example of a type of behavior within the prison which is best predicted by preprison socialization and experience
Criminology · Function (biology · Maximum security · Prison · Sample (material · Socialization · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Psychology · Social Psychology
The effectiveness of a prison and parole system
Women's Prison
The Prison Community
Social Organization of Prisoners
Observations on Imprisonment as a Source of Criminality
Toward a More Inclusive Model of the Inmate Contraculture
Organizational Structure as a Determinant of Prisonization
Theoretical Perspectives on Alienation in the Prison Society
Homosexual behavior in a correctional institution for adolescent girls
Delinquent Boys—The Culture of the Gang
Inmate Organization
Organization for Treatment
Socialization in Correctional Communities
Socialization in Correctional Communities
The Inmate Group in Custodial and Treatment Settings
Theoretical Studies in Social Organization of the Prison
Prisonization in the Inmate Contraculture
Social Roles in a Prison for Women
Homosexuality
Social Roles and Processes of Socialization in the Prison Community
Thieves, Convicts and the Inmate Culture
Inmate Adaptations and Socialization in the Prison
The Importation Model Perspective on Inmate Social Roles
Patterns of Management and Adaptations to Organizational Roles
Organizational Goals and Inmate Organization
Organizational Control Structures in Five Correctional Institutions
Organizational Goals and the Behavior of Informal Leaders
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2021 (45) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |