Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
Department
Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Schram, Pamela
Second Advisor
Sechrest, Dale
Third Advisor
Worrall, John
Abstract
Examines the attitudes and perceptions among parolees, and police officers on why inmates join prison gangs, how powerful they are, and their power and control in prison. Data was gathered from 250 surveys distributed to a group of parolees at an undisclosed southern California municipal police department jail, and 250 surveys distributed to police managers attending the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Results of this study validated the hypothesis that there is a significant difference in attitudes and perceptions of parolees and police officers of why inmates join prison gangs and the power and control gang inmates have in prison.
Recommended Citation
Richert, William Henry, "Parolee and police officer perceptions of prison gang etiology, power, and control" (2006). Theses Digitization Project. 3008.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3008
