| Title: | Self-legitimacy of prison workers : a comparative study in Slovenian prisons |
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| Authors: | ID Hacin, Rok (Author)
ID Meško, Gorazd (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14773708241255843
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FVV - Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security
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| Abstract: | Building legitimacy in a coercive prison environment presents a significant challenge for prisonworkers. Drawing on data from a survey of 465 Slovenian prison workers collected in 2016and 2022, this study aims to test the stability of prison workers’ sense of self-legitimacy, asprior research strongly suggests that the nature of such legitimacy is fundamentally unstable.Multivariate analyses showed that relationships with prisoners and the internalisation of subcul-tural norms influenced the self-legitimacy of prison workers in both periods studied.Relationships with colleagues, satisfaction with pay, and with workplace conditions also influencedprison workers’ self-legitimacy in 2016, and education and years of service proved salient in 2022.Results indicate that traditional ‘core variables’ (relationships with colleagues, supervisors’ proced-ural justice, and audience legitimacy) used to explore legitimacy in criminal justice have limitedinfluence on prison workers’ self-legitimacy. Significant differences were also found in prisonworkers’ perceptions of self-legitimacy, audience legitimacy, and prison staff subculture in differenttime periods. Overall, the findings reported here suggest that the self-legitimacy of prison workersis relatively unstable over time. The implications of these findings for both theory and practice areexplored. |
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| Keywords: | comparative study, prison workers, relationships, self-legitimacy, Slovenia |
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| Geographic coverage: | Slovenija; |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 21.07.2024 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 51-75 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 22, iss. 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-96568  |
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| UDC: | 343.8 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1741-2609 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 202387971 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/14773708241255843 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 19.01.2026 |
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| Views: | 177 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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