Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
S. Chorost (1962)
Parental child-rearing attitudes and their correlates in adolescent hostility.Genetic psychology monographs, 66
J. Mack (1972)
THE ABLE CRIMINALBritish Journal of Criminology, 12
I. Mckissack (1967)
THE PEAK AGE FOR PROPERTY CRIMESBritish Journal of Criminology, 7
S. Siegel (1956)
The relationship of hostility to authoritarianism.Journal of abnormal psychology, 52 3
J. Mack (1964)
Full-Time Miscreants, Delinquent Neighbourhoods and Criminal NetworksBritish Journal of Sociology, 15
I. Mckissack (1973)
THE PEAK AGE FOR PROPERTY CRIMES: FURTHER DATABritish Journal of Criminology, 13
AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (September/December, 1975) 8 231 Delinquency, Hostility and the Effects of Institutional Training IAN J. McKISSACK and ROBERT M. SIMCOCK • DESPITE the gathering volumes of data on the differences between those who commit criminal acts and those who do not, or are not detected, and increasingly sophisticated conceptualisation of deviation in society, we'remain very much in the dark about practical methods of coping with the problem. The present study does not suggest any new methods but does give some solid backing for sugges tiong that some of our present methods are not only ineffective but also increas ing the probability of later offending. The basic hypotheses are: (1) delinquents sentenced for institutional training usually have a high level of hostility towards society their delinquent acts being an expression of this, or to put it in more behaviouristic terms, show a high probability of aggressive responses, of which delinquent acts are a sub-class. (2) That the hostility level of such delinquents will be increased by any form of institutional training of the rigid authoritarian type. The first hypothesis is derived from distinguishing between delinquent acts and delinquents. Delinquent acts are probably committed by a
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE
Published: Sep 1, 1975
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.