Examining Prisoner Misconduct: a Multilevel Test Using Personal Characteristics, Prison Climate, and Prison Environment

The aim of the current study was to examine if prisoner characteristics (personal characteristics and prison climate) and prison environment were related to prisoner misconduct, using data from a nationwide prospective cohort study examining the experience of prison climate in the Netherlands (N = 4...

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Authors: Bosma, Anouk 1985- (Author) ; Ginneken, Esther F. J. C. van 1987- (Author) ; Palmen, Hanneke (Author) ; Sentse, Miranda (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2020, Volume: 66, Issue: 4, Pages: 451-484
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Keywords:
Prison climate
|sMisconduct
Import and deprivation model
Registration data
Self-report data
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Summary:The aim of the current study was to examine if prisoner characteristics (personal characteristics and prison climate) and prison environment were related to prisoner misconduct, using data from a nationwide prospective cohort study examining the experience of prison climate in the Netherlands (N = 4,427). The results indicated that both personal characteristics and certain (social) domains of prison climate, such as the quality of staff-prisoner relationships, were related to prisoner misconduct, as well as prison regime. Furthermore, it was shown that registration data, which underestimate misconduct, may be (more than self-reported data) influenced by unit-level factors, such as regime characteristics. When using registration data, it is therefore particularly important to properly control for unit-level influences.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128719877347