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. 2012 Jun 8;29(3):435–451. doi: 10.1007/s10899-012-9321-1

Table 6.

Relationship between the number of income producing crimes, violent crimes, and institutional charges and scores on the CPGI/PGSI before and during incarceration

CPGI/PGSI before incarceration CPGI/PGSI during incarceration
N = 292 N = 289
Offences prior to incarceration
Income producing crimes −0.04 0.09
Violent crimes −0.03 0.14*
Institutional charges during incarceration
Major offences
 Total number of major institutional charges 0.13 0.33**
 Possession of weapon 0.01 0.26*
 Fighting/assaults/aggressive behaviour. 0.12 0.26*
 Drugs or alcohol. −0.02 0.11
Possession of serious contraband 0.15* 0.34***
 Disobeying officer or refusing an order 0.09 0.20*
 Other serious offences 0.15* 0.26**
Minor offences
 Total number of minor institutional charges 0.07 0.30**
 Smoking violations 0.02 0.15
 Contraband charges 0.03 0.21*
 Minor charges related to alcohol 0.01 0.19*
 Disrespecting an officer (minor) 0.09 0.30**
 Routine infractions. 0.00 0.16
 Other minor offences 0.08 0.34**

p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001