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Crime Site Selection for Assaults in Four Florida Prisons

Crime Site Selection for Assaults in Four Florida Prisons Crime Site Selection for Assaults in Four Florida Prisons Atlas* Randy lut rml t~c lrurt The incarceration of convicted offenders for of time is long periods a stressful and situation, violent, destructive behavior inmates is very by not a new Before the 1950’s, however, violence was phenomenon. prison Sommer states that there is little for the sporadic. ( 1976) very precedent noncollective and assaults American stabbings plaguing prisons today. Both the and nature of lethal inmate assaults are frequency contagious recent Correctional (American Association. 1970; Irwin, 1979; &dquo;The Price of Another 1980; Sommer, charac- Safety,&dquo; 1976). distinguishing teristic of the new violence is the use of rather than f ists. weapons Fights that used to end as now escalate to and murder beatings stabbings (Sommer, 1976). This ittcliv iclual B’iokn«.’ lta~ not been ~tlldit’d. and tht’ extelhin’l~ ia(k of )e)iab)e data is a soious to ncirttioi5trmors. handicap p)ison Concttions texts BB’1 i Hen beioe 197U Ii II k mtwation to indi- g~1B e B(’1 ~ viclunl a(tio!is which wmo ;I<i,«~d as abenationsor assauhs. petsonat the test] us <>I in item thestteets. Vloncwwn. hst teuds bt ought f ighl&dquo; BBTI t’ as Ba!Bes lor dis( tetisiotts ttiat t otll(-] wise http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Prison Journal: An International Forum on Incarceration and Alternative Sanctions SAGE

Crime Site Selection for Assaults in Four Florida Prisons

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Crime Site Selection for Assaults in Four Florida Prisons Atlas* Randy lut rml t~c lrurt The incarceration of convicted offenders for of time is long periods a stressful and situation, violent, destructive behavior inmates is very by not a new Before the 1950’s, however, violence was phenomenon. prison Sommer states that there is little for the sporadic. ( 1976) very precedent noncollective and assaults American stabbings plaguing prisons today. Both the and nature of lethal inmate assaults are frequency contagious recent Correctional (American Association. 1970; Irwin, 1979; &dquo;The Price of Another 1980; Sommer, charac- Safety,&dquo; 1976). distinguishing teristic of the new violence is the use of rather than f ists. weapons Fights that used to end as now escalate to and murder beatings stabbings (Sommer, 1976). This ittcliv iclual B’iokn«.’ lta~ not been ~tlldit’d. and tht’ extelhin’l~ ia(k of )e)iab)e data is a soious to ncirttioi5trmors. handicap p)ison Concttions texts BB’1 i Hen beioe 197U Ii II k mtwation to indi- g~1B e B(’1 ~ viclunl a(tio!is which wmo ;I<i,«~d as abenationsor assauhs. petsonat the test] us <>I in item thestteets. Vloncwwn. hst teuds bt ought f ighl&dquo; BBTI t’ as Ba!Bes lor dis( tetisiotts ttiat t otll(-] wise

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Published: Apr 1, 1983

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