THE CODE OF THE STREET AND INMATE VIOLENCE: INVESTIGATING THE SALIENCE OF IMPORTED BELIEF SYSTEMS.
THE CODE OF THE STREET AND INMATE VIOLENCE: INVESTIGATING THE SALIENCE OF IMPORTED BELIEF SYSTEMS.
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DOI：
10.1111/1745-9125.12017
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发表时间：
2013-08-01
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Simons RL
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Mears DP;Stewart EA;Siennick SE;Simons RL
长期以来，学者们一直认为，囚犯的行为在一定程度上源于文化信仰体系，他们将这些信仰体系“输入”到监禁环境中。即便如此，很少有实证评估直接检验这一观点。根据对其中一套信仰--街头守则--的理论描述和输入理论，我们假设，越严格遵守街头守则的人，一旦被监禁，就更有可能从事暴力行为，这种影响将因纪律制裁和帮派参与等监禁经历以及缺乏教育规划、宗教规划和家庭支持而放大。我们使用独特的数据来检验这些假设，这些数据包括街道代码、信仰系统和监禁经历的衡量标准。结果支持这样一种观点，即街头信仰系统的代码会影响囚犯的暴力行为，并且这种影响在缺乏家庭支持、经历纪律处分和参与帮派的囚犯中更为明显。对这些发现的含义进行了讨论。
Scholars have long argued that inmate behaviors stem in part from cultural belief systems that they “import” with them into incarcerative settings. Even so, few empirical assessments have tested this argument directly. Drawing on theoretical accounts of one such set of beliefs—the code of the street—and on importation theory, we hypothesize that individuals who adhere more strongly to the street code will be more likely, once incarcerated, to engage in violent behavior and that this effect will be amplified by such incarceration experiences as disciplinary sanctions and gang involvement, as well as the lack of educational programming, religious programming, and family support. We test these hypotheses using unique data that include measures of the street code belief system and incarceration experiences. The results support the argument that the code of the street belief system affects inmate violence and that the effect is more pronounced among inmates who lack family support, experience disciplinary sanctions, and are gang involved. Implications of these findings are discussed.