RT Article
T1 Measuring Social Climate in German Prisons Using the Essen Climate Evaluation Schema
JF The prison journal
VO 97
IS 2
SP 166
OP 180
A1 Schalast, Norbert
A2 Laan, Jacob Michael
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1741710871
AB Sociotherapeutic prison units have been criticized for their close operational connection with traditional prison systems. This research compared the social climate of German therapeutic prison units with that of traditional prison units, using the Essen Climate Evaluation Schema (EssenCES). The EssenCES was administered in conjunction with the shortened Correctional Institutions Environment Scale. Results indicate significant differences between therapeutic and traditional units’ social climates, with the former demonstrating more supportive, safe, and therapeutic climates. Findings further confirm the psychometric properties of the EssenCES and support its use as a social climate measurement instrument.
K1 EssenCES
K1 Social climate
K1 Prison climate
K1 Therapeutic prison climate
DO 10.1177/0032885517692792