Victimization in Prison. A Study of Victimization and Prison Climate Dimensions in Belgian Prisons

Prisoner victimization introduces significant challenges to penal institutions worldwide. Researchers across the globe already provided extensive knowledge on risk factors from community crime theories for prison victimization. Other scholars are focusing on prison climate. The present study contrib...

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Main Author: Goossens, Elien (Author)
Contributors: Maes, Eric ; Robert, Luc ; Daems, Tom ; and Mertens, Anouk
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Victims & offenders
Year: 2025, Volume: 20, Issue: 2, Pages: 387-421
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Prison climate
Prison
Victimization

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