AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SELF-ESTEEM IN DETENTION

Abstract

The study of penitentiary specific phenomena did
not aim just the environmental dimension. Most approaches,
mainly in the last decade were centred on the individual. The
researched dimensions focused on the prisoner personality
traits, the roles they assume, psycho-affective vulnerabilities,
types of crimes, socio-familiar context and behavioural
management.
Imprisonment has a powerful influence upon the prisoner’s
personality. Among the characteristics subjected to influence
we name: self-esteem, agressiveness, honesty, frustration,
emotional instability, pathologic tendencies (schizophrenia,
paranoia, hysteric tendencies, psychopathy, and depression).
Studies revealed that there are differences between male and
female prisoners in the development of aggressive behaviour
patterns, as well as crime types: burglary or homicide. it is
common knowledge that personal history has a big say in the
development of pathologic tendencies.