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Delinquency, Hostility and the Effects of Institutional Training

Delinquency, Hostility and the Effects of Institutional Training 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 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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0004-8658
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1837-9273
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10.1177/000486587500800407
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Abstract

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

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of CriminologySAGE

Published: Sep 1, 1975

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