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Author Hacin, Rok, author

Title The dual nature of legitimacy in the prison environment : an inquiry in Slovenian prisons / Rok Hacin, Gorazd Meško
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 96 pages) : illustrations
Series SpringerBriefs in criminology, 2192-8533
SpringerBriefs in criminology, 2192-8533
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Punishment and Legitimacy -- 3. Prison Actors -- 4. The Dual Model of Legitimacy in the Prison Environment -- 5. The Slovenian Prison System -- 6. Methodology -- 7 -- Qualitative Study of Legitimacy in Slovenian Prisons -- 8. Quantitative Study of Legitimacy in Slovenian Prisons -- 9. Discussion and Conclusion
Summary And capable criminal justice systems in democratic countries, this book will inform and inspire you. - Nicholas Lovrich, Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Washington State University, Pullman, USA e lens of procedural justice theory, focusing on the context of Slovenia. The book is a must-read for scholars who are theoretically and methodologically interested in testing and applying procedural justice theory. Rarely, both prison staff and prisoners are studied in the same inquiry. This is the added value. The results have value for prison policy. This book will be of interest to scholars in criminology and criminal justice, as well as political science and public policy. - Lieven Pauwels, Professor, Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law, Ghent University, Belgium The now global epistemic community for the study of criminal justice and criminology requires that scholars everywhere be in frequent communication, and that they engage in the testing of concepts that are of potential universal application in democratic countries seeking to build just and efficacious public institutions. The time is here for comparative criminal justice research of high quality to be undertaken, and this book represents exemplary scholarship in this regard. For those scholars from around the world interested in determining the potential and limitations of the theory of procedural justice as applied in the corrections setting, this book represents a "must read" for you. It presents findings from a comprehensive, mixed-methods study of how the core concepts of the theory of procedural justice can be insightfully explored within correctional institutions. The study done in the progressive, highly regarded setting of the Slovenian prison system - carried out with inmates, prison staff (corrections officers and rehabilitation services personnel) and administrators - serves as an excellent template for replication in other countries. The interpretation of findings made by two scholars of remarkable experience and profound knowledge add greatly to the value of this book. For scholars doing worthwhile research into the challenges of building and maintaining just
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 16, 2019)
Subject Criminology -- Slovenia
Criminal behavior -- Slovenia
Criminal behavior
Criminology
Slovenia
Form Electronic book
Author Meško, Gorazd, 1965- author.
ISBN 9783030328436
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