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At HMP Moorland, inmates are locked in their cells for 22 hours a day, are not permitted to choose their own mealtimes or recreational activities, and have highly restricted access to personal belongings and visitors. Recently, the prison has seen a sharp increase in violent confrontations among inmates.

Describe the deprivation model of institutional aggression and outline how it can account for the behavior at HMP Moorland.

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  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Institutional aggression in prisons

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