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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE THE TATTOOED INMATE AND RECIDIVISM By KEVIN WATERS A dissertation submitted to the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2012 Kevin Waters defended this dissertation on April 2, 2012. The members of the supervisory committee were: Thomas G. Blomberg Professor Directing Dissertation Joyce L. Carbonell University Representative William D. Bales Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements ii I dedicate this to Kenny, Carrol, Carrie, Shelly, and Rona: my friends and coworkers who lost their lives during a terrorist attack on the Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19th, 1995. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS All men of faith have courage, for courage is not the absence of fear; rather, it is the virtue that propels one forward when frightened. Courage cannot be purchased, learned, or otherwise acquired by human means. It comes from heaven. Given in raw form, courage is tucked away somewhere inside the unaware recipient. Special helpers have been strategically placed along one’s path to enable this raw courage to be tapped, developed, and applied during trying circumstances. These enablers are variously referred to today as mentors, advisors, facilitators, or social capital.