Legitimacy and relations in Slovene prisonsMeško, Gorazd (Avtor) Hacin, Rok (Avtor) legitimacyrelationsprisondifferencesSloveniaStudies have shown that incarceration presents a greater intervention in women’s lives compared to men. This chapter focuses on the comparison of perceived legitimacy and relations between female and male prisoners in Slovene prisons. Results of statistical analyses based on a national sample of prisoners (252 male prisoners and 20 female prisoners) highlighted the differences between female and male prisoners’ feelings of obligation to obey the prison staff and internalisation of subcultural norms, while no statistically significant differences were identified with other tested factors: legitimacy, trust in authority, procedural justice, distributive justice, effectiveness of the prison staff, cooperation with the prison staff, relations with the prison staff, and relations with prisoners. It seems that female prisoners are more willing to obey prison workers and are less inclined towards prison subculture. Findings indicate that the quality of treatment of prisoners is invariant in all Slovenian prisons. The implications of these findings are discussed. 20242026-01-19 13:07:36Znanstveno delo96556UDK: 343.811OceCobissID: 149371913COBISS_ID: 203896067DOI: 10.47152/PrisonLIFE.D4.7_6slSlovenija;