Body Buffer Zone and Violence: A Reassessment and Confirmation
Abstract
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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