The Scandinavian Prison Study

Intro -- Foreword by Marcia Chambers -- Preface by David J. Armor -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Scandinavian Prisons in Perspective -- Perspectives on the Prison -- 2 Research Design and Methods -- A Generalized Model for Analyses -- Sampling and Data Collection -- The Sample of Institutions -- Data Collection on Institutions -- The Inmate Sample -- The Questionnaire -- Data Analysis -- 3 Social Change and the Prison -- The Prisons -- Mid-Nineteenth Century: Botsfengslet and Vridsloselille -- The Early Twentieth Century: Turku, Nyborg, and Konnunsuo -- The Period Between the Great Wars: Kerava, Sobysogard, Herstedvester, Hall and Ila -- The Immediate Post-World War II Period: Kragskovhede, Seutula and Berg -- The Modern Era: Norrtalje and Mariefred -- The Effect of Date of Origin on Prison Structural Features -- Interrelations Among the Structural Features -- Alternative Interpretations -- The Effect of Institutional History and Structure on Interaction Patterns -- Conclusion -- 4 The Social Climate of the Prisons -- Inmate Perceptions of Officials -- Power, Understanding, and Their Interrelations -- Coerciveness as an Element of Social Climate -- Relations Between Staff and Inmates: The Development of Competing Pressures -- The Normative Order Among Inmates -- A Cautionary Note -- 5 Personal Background and Response to Incarceration -- Two Basic Response Measures: The Perceived Effect of Imprisonment and Attitudinal Conformity -- The Measurement of the Perceived Effect of Imprisonment -- The Measurement of Conformity and Nonconformity -- The Relationship Between Attitudinal Conformity and Feelings of Help or Harm -- Social Background and Response to Incarceration -- Criminal Background and Response to Incarceration -- Combining Social and Criminal Background.