Corrections and post-traumatic stress symptoms / Daniel S. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Daniel, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Mental health.

Prisoners.

Prisoners--Mental health services.

Prisoners--Mental health services--U.S. states.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic--etiology.

Prisoners--psychology.

Risk Factors.

Medical Subjects:

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic--etiology.

Prisoners--psychology.

Risk Factors.

Physical Description:

xi, 138 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2012]

Summary:

Those sentenced to prison bring with them individual characteristics acquired prior to incarceration. This study assesses the effect of pre-prison experiences on adjustment to the prison environment. Regression analysis indicates that pre-prison experiences are significantly related to the likelihood of participating in, or being exposed to, elements of the incarceration experience that may cause Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS). A second component of this study assesses the relationship between elements of the incarceration experience and PTSS.

Contents:

Ch. 1 Prison and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms

Introduction

Post-Traumatic Stress

Theory

Research Questions

Pre-Incarceration

Incarceration

Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms

The Pains of Imprisonment

Post-Incarceration

Stigma and Blocked Opportunity

ch. 2 Literature Review

The Sociological Foundation of Criminal Justice Research

The Prison Population

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Streetwise and Criminality

Preparation for Prison

Family and Negative Parenting

Psychological Consequences

The Mentally Ill Offender

PTSS as Precursor

Environmental Factors

The Inmate Economy

The Convict Code

Learned Helplessness

Victimization

The General Population

The Prison Experience

Prison Domain-Specific Lifestyle Theory

Hypotheses

Hypothesis 1

Hypothesis 2

Hypothesis 3

Hypothesis 4 Fully Recursive Model

ch. 3 Methodology

Research Approach

Population Sample

Data Collection Procedures

Researcher-Respondent Interaction: Convict Criminology

Verification Questions

Measures

Control Variables

Variable Construction

Streetwise

Pre-Prison Criminality

Frequency in the System

Negative Parenting

Participation in the Inmate Economy

Witness Victimization

Convict Code

Post-Traumatic Stress: Symptoms vs. Diagnostic Criteria

ch. 4 Analysis

Zero-Order Correlation

Multicollinearity

Regression Analysis

Hypothesis 1 Findings

Model 1 Effects of Pre-Prison Variables on Inmate Economy (Adj. R2 = .34)

Model 2 Effects of Pre-Prison Variables on In-Prison Victimization (Adj. R2 = .15)

Model 3 Effects of Pre-Prison Variables on Witnessing Victimization in Prison (Adj. R2 = .36

Model 4 Effects of Pre-Prison Variables on Adherence to the Convict Code (Adj. R2 = .31)

Hypothesis 2 Findings

Model 5 Effects of In-Prison Variables on Development of PTSS (Adj. R2 = .22)

Hypothesis 3 Findings

Model 6 Effects of Pre-Prison Variables on Developing PTSS Independent of the Prison Experience (Adj. R2 = .22)

Analysis of the Relationship Between a Combined Set of Pre-Prison and In-Prison Independent Variables With Development of PTSS

Model 7 Effect of Combined Set of Pre-Prison and In-Prison Independent Variables on Developing PTSS Independent of the Prison Experience (Adj. R2 = .33)

ch. 5 Summary, Discussion, Conclusion

Research Objective

Summary of Findings

Pre-Prison Variables on Prison Adjustment: Direct and/or Indirect Effects

In-Prison Variables on PTSS: Direct and/or Indirect Effects

Pre-Prison Variables on PTSS: Direct and/or Indirect EffectsVictimization in Prison (Adj. R2 = .36

Combined Pre-Prison and In-Prison Independent Variables on Development of PTSS: Direct and/or Indirect Effects

Elements of the Hypotheses Not Supported

Limitations

Implications

Recommendations for Future Research

Social and Economic Costs of Incarceration

Post-Incarceration: An "Army" of Releasees

Incarceration: Costs to the Tax Payer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-134) and index.

ISBN:

9781611631920

1611631920

OCLC:

793503421

Publisher Number:

99952409417