Self-legitimacy and use of force: a quantitative study of prison officers in Slovenia

The purpose of this paper is to explore self-legitimacy of prison officers and their willingness to use force against prisoners in Slovenian prisons. In 2016, 139 prison officers from all Slovenian prisons for men were surveyed. Results of OLS regression analysis revealed that relations with colleag...

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Main Author: Meško, Gorazd (Author)
Contributors: Hacin, Rok
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2020]
In: International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
Year: 2020, Volume: 44, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 103-117
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Keywords:
Prison officers
Prisons
Self-legitimacy
Slovenia
Use of force
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to explore self-legitimacy of prison officers and their willingness to use force against prisoners in Slovenian prisons. In 2016, 139 prison officers from all Slovenian prisons for men were surveyed. Results of OLS regression analysis revealed that relations with colleagues, supervisors’ procedural justice and age affect self-legitimacy of prison officers. Moreover, findings showed that self-legitimacy, supervisors’ procedural justice, years of service, and age influence the willingness of prison officers to use force. Positive perception of self-legitimacy had a positive impact on the willingness of prison officers to use force against prisoners. In conclusion, the interconnectivity between self-legitimacy of prison officers and their willingness to use force is discussed.
ISSN:2157-6475
DOI:10.1080/01924036.2018.1543128