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Moral Intelligence in a Sample of Incarcerated Females

Saint Francis Xavier University

SILVIA FRAUSIN

Correctional Service of Canada

JEANNETTE DIXON

Correctional Service of Canada

SANDRA NIMMO

Correctional Service of Nova Scotia

This study investigated moral intelligence in a sample of 22 incarcerated females, comparing their performance to that of 20 incarcerated males and to a community sample of 23 women. Volunteers completed four self-report measures, including a demographics measure, Adult Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Control Scale, Hogan Empathy Scale, and the Socialization, Responsibility, and Self-Control subscales of the California Psychological Inventory, plus three moral dilemmas. The main findings were as follows: (a) With respect to moral character, female inmates more closely resembled their male counterparts than they did the community women; (b) with respect to moral reasoning, female inmates were more apt to embrace an ethic of care versus justice than either of the other two groups; (c) discriminant function analysis revealed that the three groups were best distinguished by their scores on the socialization measure; and (d) females convicted of violent offenses had higher self-control scores than did other participants.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 27, No. 3, 330-355 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854800027003004


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