Security level and adjustment patterns in juvenile institutions |
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Institution: | 1. University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom;2. Orchard Clinic, NHS Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom;1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA;2. Huron University College at Western University, London, Ontario, CA;3. Florida International University-Banyan Research Institute on Dissemination, Grants, & Evaluation, Miami, FL, USA;1. Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada;2. Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada;3. Mental Health and Substance Use Services, Interior Health, Canada |
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Abstract: | The security level of coeducational juvenile correctional institutions in the United States influences residents' adherence to the peer culture in ways similar to those found in inmate codes within adult correctional institutions. This study, based on a survey of 515 residents in five training schools in one southeastern state, shows that adherence to the peer culture is greatest within the maximum and minimum security institutions. Elements examined in this study pertaining to peer culture include informant activity among peers, aggression toward peers, distrust of staff, manipulation of staff, and aggression toward staff. |
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