The Society of Captives-A Study of a Maximum Security Prison

Bennett, James V.; Sykes, Gresham M.

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“…problem-solving) being a healthy and effective form of coping in the real world (Carver, 2011), it is ineffective and particularly frustrating within the correctional context (Chahal et al, 2016;Picken, 2012;Van Herreveld et al, 2007). This is because the offenders' controllability of problems within the correctional environment is often quite low and since offenders have limited autonomy and freedom while incarcerated (Matshaba, 2007;Sykes, 1958), particularly in a maximumsecurity correctional centre (Jordaan, 2014;Loots, 2010;Matshaba, 2007;Neser, 1993). Although the correlations between problem-solving and the adjustment scales in this study were not practically significant, the findings did indicate that higher levels of problem-solving were associated with improved levels of adjustment.…”

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Coping, aggression, perceived social support and demographic variables as predictors of prison adjustment among male incarcerated offenders

Rogers

Jordaan

Esterhuyse

2022

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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The unique contextual attributes of the correctional environment and the frustrations, deprivations and challenges associated with it impact adjustment to incarceration. Offenders who cannot adjust to the correctional environment may experience behavioural and psychological challenges, including institutional misconduct, violence, aggression, withdrawal, anger, hostility, anxiety and depression. It is imperative to identify which variables are possible predictors of correctional adjustment among male incarcerated offenders in a private, maximum-security correctional centre in South Africa. In this quantitative study, 418 male maximum-security offenders were sampled. Questionnaire data were collected, and the results indicated that the combination of some variables (Friends, Avoidance and Problem-solving) predicted Internal Adjustment and (Anger, Friends and Verbal Aggression) predicted External Adjustment of the offenders. The results from this study could aid in the development of future programmes that assist offenders with adjusting to the correctional environment.

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