The sociological study of the factors affecting beatings and murders Among female prisoners in Kerman

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• mohammad saidi ¹
• alireza sanatkhah ²
• afsaneh shirvanipor ¹

¹ Department of sociology, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

² Assistant professor, Department of sociology, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran,

10.30495/jzvj.2021.26876.3453

Abstract

The purpose of compiling this article is to investigate the factors related to violence against women prisoners in Kerman prison, which due to the broad concept of violence, has been considered in its specific case, ie beatings and premeditated murder.
The method of this research is a survey method and interview and questionnaire techniques were used to collect information and the total number of people surveyed was 104 (total prisoners with a history of beatings and premeditated murder in 1999). The theoretical framework of the research is based on Freud's theory is the failure-aggression theory of Dollard, Dobb, Miller, and Sears, Bandura's theory of social learning, Hirsch's theory of social control, and Buthams' theory.
Findings: It indicates that the most direct and causal effect of the prison control system variable on prison violence among women. This coefficient is negative and equal to -0.269. After that, deprivation and failure with an effect of about 0.263, social control with an effect of about 0.234 affect prison violence.
Discussion: Violent crimes such as murder are more common in men than women (according to the research literature). Most women with a history of violence suffer from drug and alcohol use, they find aggression and violence necessary to solve their problems. The prison has largely been able to prevent violence in prisons, and the system of social control outside the prison has greatly influenced the violence of prisoners in prisons.

Keywords

• Violence
• Prison
• Failure and Aggression
• Family Disorder
• Drug Abuse

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