Dabbs J M, Frady R L, Carr T S, Besch N F
Psychosom Med. 1987 Mar-Apr;49(2):174-82. doi: 10.1097/00006842-198703000-00007.
Free testosterone was measured in the saliva of 89 male prison inmates. Inmates with higher testosterone concentrations had more often been convicted of violent crimes. The relationship was most striking at the extremes of the testosterone distribution, where 9 out of 11 inmates with the lowest testosterone concentrations had committed nonviolent crimes, and 10 out of 11 inmates with the highest testosterone concentrations had committed violent crimes. Among the inmates convicted of nonviolent crimes, those higher in testosterone received longer times to serve before parole and longer punishments for disciplinary infractions in prison. In the housing unit where peer ratings were most reliable, inmates rated as tougher by their peers were higher in testosterone.
对89名男性监狱囚犯的唾液进行了游离睾酮检测。睾酮浓度较高的囚犯更常被判犯有暴力罪行。这种关系在睾酮分布的极端情况下最为显著，在睾酮浓度最低的11名囚犯中，有9人犯了非暴力罪行，而在睾酮浓度最高的11名囚犯中，有10人犯了暴力罪行。在被判非暴力罪行的囚犯中，睾酮水平较高的人在假释前服刑时间更长，在监狱中因违反纪律而受到的惩罚也更长。在同伴评价最可靠的居住单元中，被同伴评为更强硬的囚犯睾酮水平更高。
