TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - What are you Looking at?: Prisoner Confrontations and the Search for Respect
JO  - British journal of criminology
A1  - Butler, M.
SP  - 856
EP  - 873
VL  - 48
IS  - 6
N2  - This article examines the occurrence of fights, assaults, arguments and threats of violence between adult male prisoners in an English category C prison. The self-narratives of 40 men are analysed to investigate whether some prisoners engage in more confrontations than others due to a psychological need to protect their identity. The findings indicate that how an individual understands and constructs their self-narrative can influence their involvement in aggressive behaviour. Implications for interventions attempting to reduce aggression are explored.<p /> 
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SN  - 0007-0955
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azn053
ID  - ref1
ER  -