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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 14.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Sci Law. 2008;26(4):389–401. doi: 10.1002/bsl.824

Table 1.

Client characteristics by in-prison violent and/or disruptive behavior

Either violent or disruptive behavior Neither violent nor disruptive behavior
N = 92 N = 100
Client age, mean (std) 33.5(9.8) 34.1(8.7)
Client sex, %
 Female 40.7 59.3
 Male 50.7 49.3
Race, %
 African American/Black 61.8 38.2
 Hispanic/Latino 59.7 40.3
 Other 71.8 28.2
 Anglo/White/Caucasian 37.4 62.6
Education, %
 High school graduate 49.0 51.0
 Less than high school 50.4 49.6
Research center, %
 Site 1 68.8|| 31.2||
 Site 2 37.2|| 62.8||
No. of prior arrests, mean (std) 18.1(17.1) 18.1(19.2)
Current incarceration for violent offense, %
 Yes 49.5 50.5
 No 48.2 51.8
No. of lifetime violent offenses, mean (std) 43.1(126.4) 20.9(63.5)
Ever committed violent offense, %
 Yes 49.5 50.5
 No 51.2 48.8
Primary drug, % Stimulant
 Yes 44.6 55.4
 No 52.2 47.8
Opiates
 Yes 65.1 34.9
 No 47.6 52.4
Marijuana
 Yes 77.8 22.2
 No 46.9 53.1
Alcohol
 Yes 42.7 57.3
 No 52.5 47.5
MINI-M score 10 or above, %
 Yes 54.5 45.5
 No 48.1 51.9
MHSF score 11 or above, %
 Yes 44.1 55.9
 No 51.4 48.6
GSS score 5 or above, %
 Yes 53.1 46.9
 No 48.0 52.0
CODSI-MD score 3 or above, %
 Yes 47.3 52.7
 No 55.6 44.4
CODSI-SMD score 2 or above, %
 Yes 41.4 58.6
 No 52.7 47.3
Lifetime thought insertion or control ideation, %
 Yes 71.9 28.1
 No 48.2 51.8
Lifetime phobic symptoms, %
 Yes 37.7 62.3
 No 61.6 38.4
Any diagnosis on SCID, %
 Yes 51.2 48.8
 No 46.4 53.6
Severe diagnosis on SCID (bipolar, MDD, schizophrenia, or suicidality), %
 Yes 52.7 47.3
 No 48.5 51.5
Antisocial PD diagnosis on SCID, %*
 Yes 52.6 47.4
 No 44.7 55.3
Other disciplinary infractions, %
 Failure to participate in assigned program (work, education, vocation, or SAP)
  Yes 66.7 33.3
  No 48.3 51.7
 Personal grooming (inappropriate appearance, smoking, tattoos and tattooing)
  Yes 61.7 38.3
  No 49.3 50.7
Possession/use of controlled substances or other contraband (includes refusing drug testing)
 Yes 70.9 29.1§
 No 35.2 64.8§
Other (e.g. stealing food, overfamiliarization, excessive appeals, etc.)
 Yes 73.9 26.1
 No 47.8 52.2
*

Overall missing N = 43.

P <.05.;

P <.01.;

§

P <.001.