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ERIC Number: EJ197637
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1979-Mar
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Interpersonal Aspects of Dangerousness.
Held, Barbara S.; And Others
Criminal Justice and Behavior, v6 n1 p49-58 Mar 1979
An interpersonal theory of dangerousness asserts that dangerousness is a function of perceptions and attributions within an interpersonal context, rather than a stable personality trait. Using the guards and 78 inmates of a penal complex, the interpersonal theory of dangerousness was tested from a racial perspective. (Author)
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Fear, Interpersonal Relationship, Prisoners, Racial Factors
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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