The Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), De Boelelaan 1077a, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Soc Sci Res. 2013 Nov;42(6):1612-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.07.006. Epub 2013 Jul 19.
This study examines inmates' core discussion network prior to their incarceration. The core discussion network consists of the immediate social circle of relatively strong ties. The aims of the study are twofold: (1) to describe inmates' core discussion network prior to their incarceration in terms of network structure, relationship quality and embedded socioeconomic resources; (2) to compare inmates' core discussion network with the core discussion network of the general Dutch population. Data are analyzed from the Prison Project (n=1909) and the Survey of the Social Networks of the Dutch (n=394). Compared with the general Dutch population, prior to incarceration, prisoners generally have a core discussion network that is similar to or even better with respect to network structure and relationship quality. However, prisoners' core discussion network members seem to lack socioeconomic resources.
这项研究考察了囚犯入狱前的核心讨论网络。核心讨论网络由相对较强关系的直接社交圈组成。本研究的目的有两个：（1）描述囚犯入狱前的核心讨论网络在网络结构、关系质量和嵌入的社会经济资源方面的情况；（2）将囚犯的核心讨论网络与荷兰普通民众的核心讨论网络进行比较。本研究的数据来自监狱项目（n=1909）和荷兰社会网络调查（n=394）。与荷兰普通民众相比，入狱前囚犯的核心讨论网络在网络结构和关系质量方面通常相似，甚至更好。然而，囚犯的核心讨论网络成员似乎缺乏社会经济资源。
