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Who was the importation model by? |
Irwin and Cressey |
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This model is a ...... explanation of aggression which claims some people in prison |
Dispositional, already have values and attitudes that predispose them to aggression |
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What are these pre-existing factors? |
- younger age - poverty - violent upbringing - gang membership - race - poor education |
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When inmates come into prison they |
Import these values |
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The individuals background makes them join one of three subcultures |
Criminal subculture - career criminals, don’t betray other criminals “honour among thieves” Convict subculture - raised within the system, crave positions of power turn to aggression to cope Conventional - one time offenders - reject other subcultures |
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Which example supports this is |
Attica |
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Attica was a maximum security prison in .. in the.... |
New York, 1970s |
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How many of the prisoners were white, black American, Puerto ricans |
54%, 37%, 9% |
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How many inmates seized control and why? |
1,000, because the prisoner was shot by a guard |
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How many staff were taking hostage? How many people were dead |
33,39 |
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How long were the negotiations? How many demands did the authorities agree to? |
4 days, 28 |
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Why can this be explained by the importation model? |
Many offenders came from a poor socio-ecological background where gang membership was common. These traits predisposed the inmates to aggression will have been imported into the prison and led them to join a criminal subculture |
