RT Article
T1 Measuring prison climate across contexts: lessons from administering the Prison Climate Questionnaire in the USA
JF European journal of criminology
VO 22
IS 5
SP 843
OP 874
A1 Tiem, Britte van
A1 Nieuwbeerta, Paul 1964-
A1 Andersen, Synøve Nygaard
A1 Hyatt, Jordan M.
A1 Palmen, Hanneke
A2 Nieuwbeerta, Paul 1964-
A2 Andersen, Synøve Nygaard
A2 Hyatt, Jordan M.
A2 Palmen, Hanneke
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1933750375
AB Prison climate surveys are uniquely positioned to identify how the quality of prison life differs both within and between institutions. However, much of this comparative potential remains unrealized, in part because of insufficient evidence that existing survey instruments are suitable for use in different contexts and that survey data can be reliably compared across contexts. In this paper, we explore the suitability of the Prison Climate Questionnaire (PCQ), originally developed in the Netherlands (NL), for use in the USA by assessing its factor structure, reliability, construct validity, and criterion validity using survey data from Pennsylvania (N = 632). We compare our findings with previously published psychometric results from the NL. Results of psychometric analyses show several striking similarities between the two countries, pointing to areas where the survey might be improved. While the PCQ shows potential for stand-alone use in the USA, further work would be required to use the tool in explicitly comparative research. We draw lessons from this collaboration to inform future efforts to develop standardized prison climate surveys more suitable for comparative analyses of prison climate in Europe and beyond.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 871-874
K1 Comparative Research
K1 Prison
K1 Prison climate
K1 Psychometrics
K1 Survey Research
DO 10.1177/14773708241290036