Award Date
1-1-1999
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Criminal Justice
First Committee Member
Richard McCorkle
Number of Pages
83
Abstract
The number of women in prison is increasing at an alarming rate in the United States today. Because nearly 75 percent of incarcerated women are mothers of minor children, the issue of maintaining family relations deserves special attention. This study examines child visitation and its relationship to female behavior inside the priSon If women who receive visits adjust more easily to prison life, prison administrators would be wise to note these benefits; Data was collected at a private female prison in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Information on visitation and disciplinary infractions was gathered from inmate files and visitation records at the facility. Logistic regression was used to assess the impact of child visitation on inmate behavior. The results indicate that few women receive visits from their children while in prison, and visitation was not a significant predictor of inmate misconduct.
Keywords
Behavior; Children; Influence; Inmates; Prison; Visits; Women
Controlled Subject
Criminology; Women's studies; Social psychology; Behaviorism (Psychology)
File Format
File Size
2181.12 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Cozad, Melissa Marie, "Women in prison: Do visits from children influence inmate behavior?" (1999). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 967.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/i5f4-7ki6
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