Legitimacy and self-legitimacy in prisons in Slovenia, 2016

Recent studies have highlighted the challenge of the applicability of predominantly Western models of explaining legitimacy in non–Western prison systems. Consequently, authors formed a model of the dual nature of legitimacy that derives from the quality of prison workers–prisoners relations and focuses attention on the self-legitimacy of the prison workers and its connection to prisoners’ perception of legitimacy of the prison workers. The purpose of the study was to test the suitability of Western models and the proposed model of the dual nature of legitimacy in Slovenia. Survey was conducted in the end of the year 2016, on the entire population of prison workers and prisoners in the entire prison system in Slovenia. The prison workers data file contains n=243 units, and prisoners n=328. Research was based on work within the TRP "Legitimacy and legality of policing, criminal justice and execution of penal sanctions » and upgraded within the work of young researcher Rok Hacin under the mentorship of Prof. PhD. Meško, with joint research work. The data collection took place after the end of the TRP and was financed from funds for a young researcher (material costs). For users PUF and ScUF (on request) version of data file of prison workers and prisoners is available for reuse. As part of the study, also a structured interviews with prisoners, prison workers and senior management were conducted in the qualitative part of research. The results are available in the doctoral thesis among the related publications.近期研究凸显了一项核心挑战：主流西方合法性（legitimacy）解释模型在非西方监狱体系中的适用性困境。据此，有学者提出了合法性二元属性模型，该模型源于狱警与在押人员的关系质量，聚焦狱警的自我合法性认知，以及该认知与在押人员对狱警合法性感知之间的关联。本研究旨在检验西方合法性模型与所提出的合法性二元属性模型在斯洛文尼亚监狱体系中的适配性。研究于2016年末面向斯洛文尼亚全国监狱体系内的全体狱警与在押人员开展问卷调查，其中狱警数据集有效样本量为243份，在押人员数据集有效样本量为328份。本研究依托TRP项目「警务、刑事司法与刑事制裁执行的合法性与合规性」开展，并由青年研究者罗克·哈钦（Rok Hacin）在米什科教授（Prof. PhD. Meško）的指导下完成升级完善工作，同时结合了联合研究的相关成果。数据采集工作于TRP项目结束后开展，经费来源于青年研究者专项经费（含物资成本）。狱警与在押人员数据集的PUF与ScUF版本（按需申请即可获取）可供二次使用。本研究的质性部分还针对在押人员、狱警及高级管理层开展了结构化访谈。相关研究成果已收录于博士学位论文及关联出版物中。