Purpose

While a wealth of research on Agnew's general strain theory has shown that strains can promote the likelihood of crime and deviant behavior, the application of general strain theory towards a prison setting remains understudied. This study aims to expand the knowledge base for our understanding of the roles that unique strains play within prisons that may pressure inmates to engage in inmate misconduct.

Methods

Drawing on data from a sample of South Korean inmates, the present paper examines the impact of prison-based strains on violent and nonviolent misconduct.

Results

Findings suggest that experienced strain (i.e., violent criminal victimization), anticipated strain (i.e., fear of crime), and perceived procedural injustice adversely affected inmate misconduct; however, the magnitude of the effects varied across different types of inmate misconduct.

Conclusions

Prevention/intervention efforts to diminish strains that inmates encounter in institutional corrections are necessary to decrease inmate misconduct.

中文翻译：

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受害，对犯罪的恐惧，程序上的不公正和犯人的不当行为：一般应变理论在韩国的应用

目的

尽管有关Agnew的一般应变理论的大量研究表明，应变可以促进犯罪和越轨行为的可能性，但仍未充分研究将一般应变理论应用于监狱环境。这项研究旨在扩大知识基础，以使我们了解监狱中独特的毒株所发挥的作用，这可能会迫使囚犯从事犯人的不当行为。

方法

本文利用韩国囚犯样本中的数据，研究了基于监狱的毒株对暴力和非暴力不当行为的影响。

结果

研究结果表明，经历过的压力（例如暴力犯罪受害者），预期的压力（即害怕犯罪）以及程序上的不公正感会严重影响囚犯的不当行为；但是，影响的程度因犯人不当行为的不同类型而异。

结论

为了减少囚犯的不当行为，必须采取预防/干预措施以减少囚犯在机构矫正中遇到的压力。