The Phase of Aggressive Behavior, Deprivation among the Inmates Age Group of Nigerian Prisons: A Survey of Sokoto Central Prison.
Abstract: The article examines
the phase of aggressive behavior, deprivation, among the inmate's age group of
Nigerian prison. However, the study elaborated the meaning of aggressive
behavior; factors contributed to aggressive behavior, theory of aggressive
behavior, literature review, method of information collection and data
analysis. Therefore, prison setting can instigate aggressive behaviors,
especially in Nigeria, where inmates are deprived of their particular right and
are treated brutality in some instances studies shows, that Nigerian prisons
are not adequately organized and made do as such, inmates are exposed to all
kinds of atrocity. It should be noted that a condition of privation and lack of
societal well-being especially among people being in an isolated environment as
in the case with most prisons in Nigeria can degenerate to frustration and
aggression which in turn can result in dangerous situations such as riots/
violence in the prisons. Aggression can lead to violence that may be adaptive
under certain conditions regarding natural selection. That is most obviously
the case regarding attacking prey to obtain food, or in anti-predator defense.
The results showed that there is significant difference between the levels of
aggressiveness with respect to the classes of age groups. Recommendation will
be discussed further.
Author: Ibrahim Yusuf
Journal Code: jppsikologiklinisgg160004
