Comparing Inmate Social Networks in Male and Female Prison Units

• In Event: Results from the Women's Prison Inmate Networks Study (WO-PINS)

Abstract

This paper explores the structural properties of a social network gathered within a PA women's prison (N=135) in 2017. Results are compared to a similar study conducted in a men's prison unit (N=205) in 2015. Inconsistent with existing theory, the authors find strong similarities between the two social contexts.

Authors

• Derek Kreager, Pennsylvania State University

• Dana Haynie, Ohio State University

• David Schaefer, University of California, Irvine

• Martin Bouchard, Simon Fraser University

• Jacob Young, Arizona State University

• Gary Zajac, Pennsylvania State University