Prison Officer Self-Legitimacy and Support for Rehabilitation in Ghana

Legitimacy remains a principal issue for prison researchers and managers. However, prison legitimacy literature tends to focus on views held by individuals in custody. Research on prison officer Self-Legitimacy—that is, the prison officers’ belief that the authority vested in them is morally right—r...

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Authors: Akoensi, Thomas D. (Author) ; Tankebe, Justice (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2020, Volume: 47, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-38
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Legitimacy
Recognition
Rehabilitation
Self-legitimacy
Prisons
Ghana