英文摘要 |
The polarize criminal policy and penal populism resulted in a greater number of offenders being incarcerated. The short prison sentences inmate was dramatically increasing. There is a great deal of general literature on inmate misconduct. However, research focused on short prison sentences was scant. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the characteristics of short prison sentences inmate misconduct in Taiwan. Based on prior studies, this study focused on two theoretically approaches, which were deprivation and importation models, to predict and explain short prison sentences inmate violent misconduct. A descriptive survey design was adopted to collect the data. 318 official records of inmate misconduct were collected from 227 inmates, which sentences below 36 months, in the north Taiwan correctional facility in 2015. The quantitative analysis of this study was conducted with descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression. Results of this study revealed that most inmate misconducts were once (76.2%) or twice (16.3%), and more than 80% of misconduct occurred within six months after incarceration. Violent inmate misconduct group (VIMG) and nonviolent inmate misconduct group (NVIMG) were significantly different from sentences, progressive treatment systems, marital status, children, and drug abuse records. The age of VIMG (35.97±8.77) was significantly younger than NVIMG (39.18±9.33), and violent misconduct would decrease with the length of sentences. Sentence, violence history prior to incarceration, progressive treatment system, age could prediction on inmate violence misconduct. The importation model (15.78%) has a powerful explanation than the deprivation model (3.47%) on inmate violent misconduct. The study findings may serve as a guide for further research on short prison sentences misconduct prevention. |