Socialization in Correctional Communities

• Donald Clemmer The Prison Community Analysis
• Donald Clemmer The Prison Community Analysis
• The Prison Community Clemmer

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Abstract In The Prison Community;Donald Clemmer coined the word “prisonization” and defined it as the process by which the psyches and behaviors of convicts were molded by the social and structural hallmarks of prison life. Refresh and try again. Link to Full Text. This article is also available for rental through DeepDyve. The concept of prisonization was identified by Donald Clemmer in his book The Prison Community. Asked Aug 20, 2019 in Criminal Justice by Rebecca Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F). Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.

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Twenty years ago the sociologist Donald Clemmer introduced the concept of prisonization to account for the changes inmates undergo during periods of confinement. This paper reexamines the concept of prisonization and provides an empirical test of the process Clemmer described. Because of Clemmer's concern with the process of induction, little attention has been paid to changes inmates may exhibit as they approach the time of release. Evidence from a western state reformatory is consistent with Clemmer's analysis when length of time served in prison is taken as the relevant time variable. When inmates are classified into phases of their institutional career, however, there is evidence of a recovery process and a shedding of the prison culture that operates prior to parole. The evidence suggests a reformulation of the effects of imprisonment on inmates and poses further problems relevant to other total institutions.

Donald Clemmer The Prison Community Analysis

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Donald Clemmer The Prison Community Analysis

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