From: Attitudes towards prisoners, as reported by prison inmates, prison employees and college students
Study sample | N | Mean ATP (SD, range) | Student's t-test (p-value) |
---|---|---|---|
Total sample | Â | Â | Â |
   Total | 868 | 97 (17.9, 33–140) |  |
   Males | 511 | 98 (18.5, 33–140) |  |
   Females | 335 | 97 (17.0, 48–137) | 0.76 (.45) |
   Prison inmates | 298 | 106 (16.5, 50–140) |  |
   Prison employees | 387 | 93 (16.6, 34–134) |  |
   College students | 183 | 91 (17.6, 33–130) | 60.3 (<.001)1 |
Prison inmates | Â | Â | Â |
   Males | 247 | 105 (16.3, 67–140) |  |
   Females | 51 | 107 (17.7, 50–137) | -0.65 (.52) |
   Remanded | 70 | 102 (16.3, 67–135) |  |
   Convicted | 203 | 107 (16.8, 50–140) | -2.01 (.045) |
Prison employees | Â | Â | Â |
   Males | 204 | 92 (16.2, 34–134) |  |
   Females | 163 | 96 (16.8, 48–129) | -2.50 (.01) |
   Prison officers | 222 | 90 (16.8, 34–129) |  |
   Other employees | 151 | 98 (15.6, 62–134) | -4.87 (<.001) |
   Working in male prison | 321 | 92 (17.0, 34–134) |  |
   Working in female prison | 66 | 100 (12.2, 68–127) | -3.81 (<.001) |
College students | Â | Â | Â |
   Males | 60 | 86 (20.9, 33–127) |  |
   Females | 121 | 93 (15.2, 61–130) | -2.53 (.01) |
   Business economics | 82 | 85 (17.9, 33–130) |  |
   History | 20 | 95 (19.4, 44–125) |  |
   Nursing | 81 | 96 (15.2, 62–127) | 8.46 (<.001) 2 |