The instinct of the prisoner. Essays on prison psychology. Gernet M.N.

In the 19th century, the Italian psychiatrist Cesare Lombroso suggested that criminals differ from ordinary people not only with thinking, but also by the structure of the skull. He believed that people of only a certain warehouse are in prisons and they think differently. In 1971, Philip Zimbardo denied this theory, conducting the famous Stanford prison experiment. He divided his students into two groups: prisoners and overseers. A few days later, the experiment had to be stopped due to cases of unjustified cruelty of the “overseers” in relation to the “prisoners”. This experiment has proved only one social law: a person always adopts the rules of the game. The more human freedom is limited, the more controlled and obedient it becomes. The more he shows aggression to his cellmates. How does a person who is in prison behave? How does his psyche change? And how then does it adapt in society? Read about this in the book of essays of prison psychology.