The Influence of Prison Gang Affiliation on Violence and Other Prison Misconduct

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald G. Gaes ◽  
Susan Wallace ◽  
Evan Gilman ◽  
Jody Klein-Saffran ◽  
Sharon Suppa
Keyword(s):  
Prison Misconduct ◽  
Gang Affiliation

scholarly journals Risk Factors for Interpersonal Violence in Prison: Evidence From Longitudinal Administrative Prison Data in Northern Ireland

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110063
Author(s):  
Michelle Butler ◽  
Catherine B. McNamee ◽  
Dominic Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Prison Misconduct ◽  
Medical Issues ◽  
Services And Supports ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

The present study uses a prospective longitudinal research design to examine whether previously identified risk factors for prison interpersonal violence can predict violent prison misconduct in Northern Ireland (NI). Administrative data drawn from the records of 429 adult males imprisoned on November 22, 2017 were used to predict involvement in violent prison misconduct during a 1-year follow-up period. The results revealed that only a small number of previously identified risk factors were found to be significant in the NI context. Nationality, neighborhood deprivation, history of addiction, submission of prison complaints, past involvement in prison misconduct, and number of incarcerations emerged as significant, while religion, head injury/epilepsy, property offences, and prison visits were significant at the marginal level. Given the variation in risk factors identified as significant in the NI context compared to previous research, it is argued that cultural context matters when attempting to generalize the risk factors for prison interpersonal violence from one jurisdiction to another. These results offer some support for the importation theory, although it should be noted that the inclusion of prison environmental factors was limited due to the nature of the data. It is argued that specialist services and supports should be provided to address the factors contributing to interpersonal prison violence, including interventions to improve feelings of fairness, identify and treat underlying medical issues, as well as support visitation.

On Gang Affiliation, Gang Databases, and Prosecutorial Outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan W. Caudill ◽  
Chad R. Trulson ◽  
James W. Marquart ◽  
Matt DeLisi
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Gang Affiliation ◽  
Legal Consequences

Technological advances have enabled criminal justice organizations to collect and share offender data. Accompanying these advances are concerns about how various segments of the criminal justice system utilize these data. Specifically, scholars have expressed concerns about the legal consequences of being included in gang databases. This study explored the use of gang affiliation indicators on prosecutorial outcomes by using a sample of 5,111 urban juvenile cases. Using three binary measures of gang affiliation, multinomial logistic regression analysis suggested indicators of gang affiliation influenced prosecutorial outcomes (dismissal, pre-adjudication informal supervision, deferred prosecution, or petition), but in an unanticipated manner. Confirmed gang affiliates, instead of suspected or non-gang affiliates, were significantly more likely to experience pre-adjudication informal supervision over other forms of case outcomes: case dismissal, deferred prosecution, or court petition. Policy implications focus on the inter-connectedness of the criminal justice system.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Juvenile Gang Membership and Psychopathic Behavior: Evidence from Multilinear Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Solomon Osho ◽  
Justin Joseph ◽  
Julian Scott ◽  
Michael Adams
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Kansas City ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Gang Membership ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Metropolitan Regions ◽  
Criminal Involvement ◽  
Multilinear Analysis ◽  
Gang Affiliation ◽  
Collection Period

<p>The extant literature provides evidence that gang involvement increases and individuals propensity to perpetrate antisocial behavior. Furthermore, it has been empirically support that criminal involvement increases and individuals like-hood of experiencing victimization. Antisocial personality disorder is described as engaging in aggressive behavior that is socially unacceptable; irresponsible, impulsive behavior; merged with impaired ability to empathize with victims; indifference to social norms, and frequent substance abuse (Cox, Edens, Magyar, &amp; Lilienfeld, 2013; Lilienfeld &amp; Arkowitz, 2007). Therefore, it is logical to deduce that gang affiliation also increases the probability of victimization amongst juveniles, which has been supported by by several authors. Furthermore, considering the symptomology associated with conduct disorder and operational defiant disorder it is probable that gang membership and victimization may have a critical role in the externalization of this psychological disorders symptoms. To examine this question we utilize data gathered by the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T) program which consists of (N=5,935) eight grade students from 42 different schools. These schools are located in: Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. The metropolitan regions the subjects reside during the data collection period are: Omaha, Las Cruces, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Torrance, Orlando, Pocatello, Will County, Kansas City, Providence, and Milwaukee. The results, limitations, and implications of the study will be discussed later.</p>

“Come on Now, I Want to See Blood!”

2016 ◽  
pp. 805-822
Author(s):  
Laura L. Hansen ◽  
Melissa E. Freitag
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Juvenile Delinquency ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Street Gangs ◽  
Youth Gangs ◽  
New Members ◽  
Initiation Rites ◽  
Gang Affiliation ◽  
Predictive Risk

Violent initiation rites directed at new members or potential members of an organization are not recent phenomena and not exclusive to joining street gangs or crews. This chapter will explore the origins of violent initiation through history and how contemporary rites used to “welcome” new members in youth gangs mirror other entries into exclusively male enclaves. These rituals include controlled, choreographed patterns of violent behavior, including participants vs. voyeurs and number of blows directed at the initiate before the rite is considered to be completed. In additional to taking a historical perspective, recognized predictive risk factors for gang recruitment are listed, including those identified by Hill et al. (1999) in their Seattle study of juvenile delinquency and how it leads down the slippery slope to gang affiliation.

Gang Affiliation

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Samantha Brindley ◽  
Melissa McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Gang Affiliation

Lessons in Transforming Lives in Prison

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-29
Author(s):  
John Wetzel
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Motivational Interviewing ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Training System ◽  
Transitional Housing ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Prison Misconduct ◽  
Placement Decisions ◽  
Prime Directive

A group of corrections professionals from across America, including Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Corrections John E. Wetzel, toured several prisons in Germany and the Netherlands last year. Wetzel, a lifelong corrections professional, recently shared his observations: The prime directive in the European correctional system was simple: ensuring that incarceration would not further damage an individual. This philosophy impacted everything from placement decisions to the presumption of privacy and discipline for prison misconduct. Success for this environment includes making decisions for the use of incarceration, based solely on the risk and needs of offenders, as well as having a consistency of purpose between jail and supervision after they leave custody, and less likely to commit another crime. To maintain their unique environment for positive change, the Germans trained high-quality, professional staff with one goal: improving these individuals. Learning from the Europeans, Pennsylvania has started re-engineering our entire training system - shifting the focus to skills such as communication, motivational interviewing and conflict resolution. Additionally, transitional housing units have been added throughout our system, staffed by officers who can help prepare inmates for success after release. The key physical difference in facilities can be summed up in one word: density. A Pennsylvania institution for youthful offenders has five times the number of inmates as a comparative facility in Germany. While the European prison model is therefore significantly more costly, it can be achieved by having all decisions driven by the goal to create an environment conducive to improving the outcome of corrections.

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