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The rate and level of violence in these populations would be the dependent variable. The essential question of the research would be to determine the existence and extent of any relationship between these two variable sets in order to determine if integration is indeed advisable. The scale of measurement for the variables used will be largely dependent on the general levels of violence seen in the various prisons. Criteria will be established to determine violent incidents to be included in the study, and the number of incidents per week, month, or year (depending on overall frequency) will be compared in prison populations with different levels of integration. Levels of integration will be determined by comparing percentages of various races present in a mixed population, including the percentage of the population that represents the majority/plurality of a prison population to distinguish...

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Furthermore, long-term segregation will most likely be linked to increased violence, especially gang-related violence.
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Trulson, C. & Marquart, J. (2002). "Inmate Racial Integration: Achieving Racial Integration in the Texas Prison System." The prison journal, 82(4), pp. 498-525.

Trulson, C., Marquart, J. & Kawucha, S. (2006). "Gang suppression and institutional control." Corrections today magazine, 68(2), pp. 26-31.

Turley, J. (2005). "The return to separate but equal." Washington post. Accessed 26…

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Trulson, C. & Marquart, J. (2002). "Inmate Racial Integration: Achieving Racial Integration in the Texas Prison System." The prison journal, 82(4), pp. 498-525.

Trulson, C., Marquart, J. & Kawucha, S. (2006). "Gang suppression and institutional control." Corrections today magazine, 68(2), pp. 26-31.

Turley, J. (2005). "The return to separate but equal." Washington post. Accessed 26 May 2009. http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-return-to-separate-but-equal/
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