Selective Rule Enforcement on Prison Units and Individual Misconduct: A Multilevel Study

This study examined how selective rule enforcement on prison units is related to individual misconduct. Selective rule enforcement was operationalized as the unit-level discrepancy between self- and officially reported misconduct. Both survey and administrative data were used from 4,123 individuals...

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1. VerfasserIn: Sentse, Miranda (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: van Ginneken, Esther F. J. C. ; Palmen, Hanneke
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Crime & delinquency
Jahr: 2025, Band: 71, Heft: 4, Seiten: 1079-1101
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Schlagwörter:
multilevel analyses
Prison
Misconduct
Social Control
discretionary power
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Zusammenfassung:This study examined how selective rule enforcement on prison units is related to individual misconduct. Selective rule enforcement was operationalized as the unit-level discrepancy between self- and officially reported misconduct. Both survey and administrative data were used from 4,123 individuals incarcerated in 197 units in the Netherlands. Findings showed that the level of selective rule enforcement varied greatly across units, irrespective of regime, with averages above zero. Multilevel regression analyses indicated that, after controlling for important covariates, selective rule enforcement on units was consistently related to the odds of displaying misconduct including verbal, physical, property, and contrabands misconduct. These findings demonstrate the importance of contextual differences and the use of discretion by correctional officers for individual behavior in prison.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/00111287231189723