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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 2.

Multivariate correlates of in-prison violence and/or disruptive behavior

Odds ratio estimate (95% CI)*
Either violence or disruptive behavior Any violence/threat of violence Disruptive behavior only
Lifetime thought insertion/control ideation 11.6 (1.8, 75.2) 6.4 (1.2, 34.0) 9.0 (1.7, 48.6)
Lifetime phobic symptoms 0.2 (0.1, 0.4)|| 0.3 (0.1, 0.8) 0.3 (0.1, 0.7)
Antisocial personality disorder 3.3 (1.2, 8.9) 1.3 (0.5, 3.6) 2.5 (1.0, 6.5)**
Possession/use of controlled substances or other contraband (includes refusing drug testing) 4.9 (1.9, 12.3)§ 3.0 (1.0, 8.9) 3.9 (1.7, 9.4)
Failure to participate in assigned program (work, education, vocation or SAP) 1.3 (0.5, 5.3) 4.5 (1.2, 16.8) 20. (0.5, 7.3)
High school graduate 0.4 (0.2, 1.0) 0.6 (0.2,1.9) 0.5 (0.2, 1.1)
Study site
 Site 1 3.2 (1.3, 8.1) 2.0 (0.7, 6.0) 3.3 (1.3, 8.3)††
 Site 2 referent referent referent
*

Compared to those with neither violence nor disruptive behavior.

P ≤.05.;

P ≤.01.;

§

P ≤.001.;

||

P ≤0001.;

P = 0.054.;

**

P = .055.;

††

P = 0.082.