Every person has an optimum extent of space sensivitivity, known as body-buffer zone and mental health problems are engendered when this extent is taxed and strained. Bodybuffer zones of 80 Bengalee, adult, femal prisoners (experimental.group) were determined and compared with a matched control group. It was observed that the prisoners with aggressive temperamental dispositions had significantly high space sensitivity. The findings provided evidences contributive to dorm atory-spacingfor designing modern prison to ensure healthy prison environment having reformative rehabilitative base.
Nandi, S, and S. K. Dasgupta. "A Study on the Body - Buffer Zone of Female Prison Inmates." In Environment and Human Action: Proceedings 8th International Conference of the IAPS. IAPS. West Berlin, Germany, 1984.