Lozano Alicia T Rozycki, Morgan Robert D, Murray Danielle D, Varghese Femina
Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-2051, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2011 Jun;55(4):509-29. doi: 10.1177/0306624X10370829. Epub 2010 May 27.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between prison tattoos and the criminal lifestyle and recidivism. Participants consisted of 81 male inmates with prison tattoos (i.e., prison-themed or prison-made tattoos), 75 inmates with nonprison tattoos (e.g., animal tattoos, tattoos of ethnic origin), 52 male inmates with no tattoos, and 66 college students with tattoos. Results indicated that inmates with prison tattoos differed from inmates with nonprison tattoos, inmates without tattoos, and college students with tattoos with regard to criminal thinking styles, were at increased risk of recidivism, and presented more institutional behavioral problems, resulting in more disciplinary infractions. There were no significant differences between inmate groups with regard to number of convictions; however, additional group comparisons indicated that inmates with visible tattoos and antisocial-themed tattoos were at greater risk for recidivism and received more disciplinary infractions than inmates without visible or antisocial-themed tattoos. Implications of these findings are discussed.
本研究的目的是考察监狱纹身与犯罪生活方式及累犯之间的关系。参与者包括81名有监狱纹身（即监狱主题或监狱制作的纹身）的男性囚犯、75名有非监狱纹身（如动物纹身、民族起源纹身）的囚犯、52名无纹身的男性囚犯以及66名有纹身的大学生。结果表明，有监狱纹身的囚犯在犯罪思维方式上与有非监狱纹身的囚犯、无纹身的囚犯以及有纹身的大学生不同，他们有更高的累犯风险，并且出现更多的机构行为问题，导致更多的违规行为。在定罪数量方面，囚犯群体之间没有显著差异；然而，进一步的组间比较表明，有明显纹身和反社会主题纹身的囚犯比没有明显或反社会主题纹身的囚犯有更高的累犯风险，并且受到更多的违规处罚。本文讨论了这些发现的意义。
