Measuring self-worth and certainty of punishment in prison populations

This thesis attempts to establish a link between the variables of self-worth and certainty of punishment. The focus of this work centers around the administration of a questionnaire to inmates of four penal institutions (n = 219). The sites visited were the Stewart-Mojave Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada; the Southern Nevada Desert Correctional Centers in Jean and Indian Springs, Nevada; and the California Correctional Center in Tehachapi, California; Chapter one is an introduction and a review of the literature. This includes the plan of the study and background into the problem. Chapter two explains the concepts and discusses prior studies relating to measuring crime and deterrence. Chapter three is a discussion of the methodology, design and administration of the questionnaire. Chapter four is the findings section. Chapter five is the conclusion, where comments are made on the results of the questionnaire, future studies and the relevance of this thesis.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Year

1990

Author dc:creator

• McKee, Robert Joseph

Contributors dc:contributor

• Frederick W. Preston

Statement dc:rights

• IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/114

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-1113