Does prison strain lead to prison misbehavior? An application of general strain theory to inmate misconduct

This paper applies macro-micro General Strain Theory (GST) to predict prisoner misconduct. It is hypothesized that prison-based strain will adversely affect inmates and increase their misconduct.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Morris, Robert G. ; Carriaga, Michael L. ; Diamond, Brie ; Piquero, Nicole Leeper ; Piquero, Alex R.
Published in:	Journal of Criminal Justice. - Elsevier, ISSN 0047-2352. - Vol. 40.2012, 3, p. 194-201
Publisher:	Elsevier

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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