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Body Buffer Zone and Violence: A Reassessment and Confirmation

ARTHUR M. HILDRETH, LEONARD R. DEROGATIS, and KEN McCUSKERAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 127, Number 12

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.12.1641

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Randomly selected inmates in a state prison were evaluated for sensitivity to physical closeness and aggressiveness. The results confirmed the conclusion from previous research that aggressive inmates have greater sensitivity to physical closeness than do nonagressive ones. At variance with earlier findings was the discovery that both aggressive and nonaggressive inmates had an increased sensitivity to approach from the rear as opposed to approach from the front.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 127 • Number 12 • June 1971

Pages: 1641 - 1645

PubMed: 5565848

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Published in print: June 1971

Published online: 1 April 2006

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ARTHUR M. HILDRETH

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LEONARD R. DEROGATIS

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KEN McCUSKER

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Staff Psychiatrist, Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, P. O. Box 6815, Towson, Md. 21204 and Instructor in Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Staff Psychologist, Maryland Department of Correctional Services, Hagerstown, Md.

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Body Buffer Zone and Violence: A Reassessment and Confirmation

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