RT Article
T1 Self-legitimacy and use of force: a quantitative study of prison officers in Slovenia
JF International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
VO 44
IS 1/2
SP 103
OP 117
A1 Meško, Gorazd 1965-
A2 Hacin, Rok
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/178738439X
AB 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.
K1 Prison officers
K1 Prisons
K1 Self-legitimacy
K1 Use of force
K1 Slovenia
DO 10.1080/01924036.2018.1543128