Social Distance Between Prisoners and Prison Staff

This article focuses on social distance and explores possible differences between factors that influence social distance in a variety of prison environments. Results from multiple regression analyses show that the perception of procedural justice and legitimacy of prison staff, the presence of viole...

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Authors: Meško, Gorazd 1965- (Author) ; Hacin, Rok (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: The prison journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 99, Issue: 6, Pages: 706-724
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Slovenia
Legitimacy
Prison
Procedural Justice
Social Distance
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Summary:This article focuses on social distance and explores possible differences between factors that influence social distance in a variety of prison environments. Results from multiple regression analyses show that the perception of procedural justice and legitimacy of prison staff, the presence of violent subculture, and age are the best predictors of social distance. These findings highlight the unstable nature of social distance. Moreover, the presence of social distance varies over time and across different prison settings. The implications of these findings are discussed.
ISSN:1552-7522
DOI:10.1177/0032885519877382