20.500.12556/DKUM-98709 Slovenian contribution to European penology and beyond The paper focuses on Slovenian penological research spanning since the 1950s and comprising over 100 studies, as well as its contribution to the field of penology in Europe and beyond. Three fields of research stand out for their depth and overall contribution to penological knowledge: measuring the social climate in Slovenian prisons, developing Slovenian penal policy, and researching legitimacy and relations in correctional institutions. Studies on social climate began in the 1980s and were periodically conducted, making them among the longest-lasting and most comprehensive (comparative) penological studies. Trends in punishment exposed the exceptionalism of Slovenian penal policy and practice, characterised by its moderation and resocialisation-oriented approach. Finally, more recent studies on legitimacy in prisons have used a comparative, comprehensive, and mixed-methods approach, yielding significant empirical evidence that supports the dynamic nature of legitimacy in prisons and challenges existing theoretical premises. In the concluding part of the paper, the position of Slovenia within the wider European penology is discussed, and future challenges are highlighted. research review penal policy social climate legitimacy Slovenia pregled raziskav kazenska politika družbena klima legitimnost Slovenija true true true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2026-07-02 09:58:07 2026-07-02 09:58:08 2026-07-04 03:09:56 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 str. 1-14 št. članka 2696963 Jul. 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 2026-06-25 2026-07-01 343.8 283357187 10.1080/30679125.2026.2696963 3067-9125 Slovenian_contribution_to_European-Hacin-2026.pdf Slovenian_contribution_to_European-Hacin-2026.pdf 1 479D1C13423E85F24C24CA2E5C7F67FF 23d03fc79bbd60cc7c2a7bcc116b584edf019f98024f7331542483f9ce491d63 9014a224-76af-11f1-9131-00155d580e34 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=207862 https://doi.org/10.1080/30679125.2026.2696963 1 c3b6fa88-75eb-11f1-a051-00155d580e34 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=207822 Fakulteta za varnostne vede 0 0 0