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The Relationship between Interpersonal Distance and Violence in Imprisoned OffendersVictoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington A 12-month follow-up of 73 prison inmates who had completed a video measure of preferred Interpersonal Distance (IPD) showed that those who had been involved in fights during the follow-up period had significantly higher IPD scores. Further classification into subgroups identified a very high IPD group who had a previous record of violence and who were the aggressors in fights in prison, and a very low IPD group who had no record of violence and were not involved in fights except as victims. A discriminant function analysis indicated that IPD score was the variable which best predicted fighting in prison. This analysis derived a function from which it was possible to predict fighting behavior with a 71% rate of success.
Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 11, No. 3,
331-340 (1984) This article has been cited by other articles:
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