Accession Number:

ADA081108

Title:

The Socialization into Criminality: On Becoming a Prisoner and a Guard.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

STANFORD UNIV CALIF DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Personal Author(s):

• Haney,Craig
• Zimbardo,Philip

Report Date:

1974-02-15

Pagination or Media Count:

100.0

Abstract:

A discussion of the way in which persons become institutionalized and institutionally socialized is presented. Special attention is given to the form these processes take in the institution of prison. The concept of situational control is discussed and elaborated upon as a perspective from which to view the causes of human behavior. The potency of situational control and social roles in institutional settings is emphasized. Included is a section designed to convey a personal, phenomenological perspective on prison conditions, followed by an analytical treatment of social control in prison. Parallels between prison degradation and dehumanization, and the processes by which persons become socialized into criminality in society at large are suggested. The role of social science in investigating and disseminating information about these forms of social control is discussed. Author

Descriptors:

• *SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
• *CRIMINOLOGY
• *PRISONERS
• SIMULATION
• DEGRADATION
• STRESS(PSYCHOLOGY)
• POWER
• SECURITY PERSONNEL
• ROLES(BEHAVIOR)
• EMOTIONS
• PUNISHMENT

Subject Categories:

• Sociology and Law
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE