High Risk Inmates

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This paper analyzes four causes or reasons for the occurrence of prison violence by inmates. It discusses each of these reasons in detail and then discusses environmental contributors to violence in prison, such as overcrowding. Finally, the paper discusses the contribution of poor diet to the occurrences of prison violence and how this can be rectified.

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"Another more recent development in the research associated with prison violence is diet, as many prisons have been found to provide the inmates with a seriously lacking diet. Though there is a great deal of suspicion in the research and prison communities that the effect that diet can have on behavior is overblown to say the least, there are currently several ongoing studies that have had promising results with regard to diet improvement and the mandatory supplementation with vitamins. The promise of such studies has resulted in a vast change in diet in some institutions and results are significant, especially with regard to internal violence. (Meacher 30)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Carter, Robert Melvin, and Daniel Glaser, eds. Correctional Institutions. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1977.
• Champion, Dean J. A Criminal Justice Sourcebook A Criminal Justice Sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.
• Park, James W. L. "19 the Organization of Prison Violence." Correctional Institutions. Ed. Robert Melvin Carter and Daniel Glaser. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1977. 277-284.

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