Measuring Social Capital in the Prison Setting: Lessons Learned From the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire

© The Author(s) 2018. Social capital has been associated with improved health outcomes. Measures of social capital have been developed specifically for different population groups, cultures, and contexts; however, there is no readily available measure for use among inmates in the prison setting. Thi...

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Main Authors: Lafferty, L., Chambers, G., Guthrie, J., Butler, Tony, Treloar, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73712
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author Lafferty, L.
Chambers, G.
Guthrie, J.
Butler, Tony
Treloar, C.
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description © The Author(s) 2018. Social capital has been associated with improved health outcomes. Measures of social capital have been developed specifically for different population groups, cultures, and contexts; however, there is no readily available measure for use among inmates in the prison setting. This study sought to translate a community concept into the prison setting through the development and piloting of the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire (ISCQ). Thirty male inmates (living with hepatitis C) participated in the pilot phase of the ISCQ (n = 23 sentenced and n = 7 held on remand). Dimensions of social capital were influenced by length of incarceration (time already served as well as time to release), connections with family, and duration at current prison.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-737122019-02-19T04:25:59Z Measuring Social Capital in the Prison Setting: Lessons Learned From the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire Lafferty, L. Chambers, G. Guthrie, J. Butler, Tony Treloar, C. © The Author(s) 2018. Social capital has been associated with improved health outcomes. Measures of social capital have been developed specifically for different population groups, cultures, and contexts; however, there is no readily available measure for use among inmates in the prison setting. This study sought to translate a community concept into the prison setting through the development and piloting of the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire (ISCQ). Thirty male inmates (living with hepatitis C) participated in the pilot phase of the ISCQ (n = 23 sentenced and n = 7 held on remand). Dimensions of social capital were influenced by length of incarceration (time already served as well as time to release), connections with family, and duration at current prison. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73712 10.1177/1078345818793141 restricted
spellingShingle Lafferty, L.
Chambers, G.
Guthrie, J.
Butler, Tony
Treloar, C.
Measuring Social Capital in the Prison Setting: Lessons Learned From the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire
title Measuring Social Capital in the Prison Setting: Lessons Learned From the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire
title_full Measuring Social Capital in the Prison Setting: Lessons Learned From the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire
title_fullStr Measuring Social Capital in the Prison Setting: Lessons Learned From the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire
title_full_unstemmed Measuring Social Capital in the Prison Setting: Lessons Learned From the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire
title_short Measuring Social Capital in the Prison Setting: Lessons Learned From the Inmate Social Capital Questionnaire
title_sort measuring social capital in the prison setting: lessons learned from the inmate social capital questionnaire
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73712