RT Article
T1 Do Prison Visits Have a Spectrum? Visitation Quality and the Varying Impacts for Individuals’ Behavior and Well-Being in Prison
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 52
IS 5
SP 671
OP 689
A1 Berghuis, Maria L.
A2 Cochran, J. C.
A2 Nieuwbeerta, Paul 1964-
A2 Palmen, Hanneke
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1921375604
AB Scholarship suggests that prison visits can have beneficial as well as potential adverse effects on life in prison. What remains unclear is what explains these heterogeneous effects. In this study, latent profile analysis and regression analyses are used to examine whether the nature of people’s experiences during visits dictates their effects on individuals’ behavior and well-being in prison among more than 2,000 individuals incarcerated in Dutch prisons. The results showed that individuals had diverse, mainly positive experiences during visits which were related to lower incidences of misconduct and higher well-being. However, some visits left individuals feeling stressed, helpless, or guilty, which were related to higher incidences of misconduct (particularly property infractions) and lower overall well-being. These findings suggest that policies aimed at improving visit interactions could have potential beneficial impacts on prison experiences and effects.
K1 Well-being
K1 Misconduct
K1 Social Support
K1 Prison visitation
DO 10.1177/00938548241291004