The relationship of self-concept and parent image to rule violations in a women's prison

The MMPI as a primary differentiator and predictor of behavior in prison: A methodological critique and review of the recent literature.

“…Snortum, Hannum, and Mills (1970;1) rated a group of women offenders on a continuum representing frequency of rule violations and discovered that frequency of rule violations positively correlated with elevations on the Pd and Ma scales. Two of these studies (Driscoll, 1952, andSnortum et al, 1970) obtained their MMPIs before the disciplinary problems occurred, whereas the rest were obtained after the research groups had been formed.…”

“…Research with the MMPI in prison populations has been conducted almost completely with male inmates. Only two of the studies reviewed previously (Davis, 1971;Snortum et al, 1970) used female inmate populations. Although there are far fewer female inmates than male inmates in the United States today, the female inmate population "presents a significant minority whose needs in terms of proper classification, treatment and training are as great as the needs of their more numerous male counterparts" (Panton, 1974).…”

Prediction of adjustment to prison in a federal correctional population

“…However, as noted by previous research (Brodsky et al, 1965;Driscoll, 1952;Snortum et al, 1970) there was a trend that suggested that maladjusted inmates tend to be younger. This finding offers some indirect support to the clinical contention that as maladjusted inmates grow older they "mature out," or become less rebellious and more accepting of rules and authority (Wolfgang, 1961).…”

“…However, Snortum, Hannum, and Mills (1970) report that frequency of rule violation was related significantly to PD and MA scores in women inmates of a state correctional facility. An additional investigation by Davis and Sines (1971) found rebellious, acting-out state prisoners to have significantly higher elevations on the HY and PD scales when compared to inmates with no institutional rule infractions.…”

“…An additional investigation by Davis and Sines (1971) found rebellious, acting-out state prisoners to have significantly higher elevations on the HY and PD scales when compared to inmates with no institutional rule infractions. Consideration of other data has indicated a negative relationship between age and disciplinary problems (Brodsky, Mehaffey, & Rhoads, 1965;Driscoll, 1952;Snortum et al, 1970). Furthermore, Driscoll (1952) suggested that inmates with longer time t o serve might have less to lose through institutional maladjustment than those with earlier release dates, although no data were reported.…”