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Psychopathology and Tattooing among Prisoners

Department of Psychology, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado 80639, USA

Paul D. Retzlaff

Department of Psychology, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado 80639

Tattooing has always been associated with criminals. Indeed, it is both an administrative and clinical problem in prisons. This article looks at the relationship between psychopathology and tattooing infractions within prison. Using a sample of 8,574 male inmates in the Colorado Department of Corrections, initial admission personality testing was compared to tattooing infractions within the next 2 years. Personality types more likely to engage in tattooing included Antisocial, Sadistic, Negativistic, and Borderline. Compulsive personality types engaged in relatively less tattooing. Clinical syndromes associated with more tattooing included Mania, Drug Abuse, Post-Traumatic Stress disorder, and Thought Disorder.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 46, No. 5, 522-531 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/030662402236738


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