Factors influencing incarcerated offenders’ perceptions of correctional officers in South African correctional centres

Bello, Paul Oluwatosin; Matshaba, Thabiso Donald

doi:10.1080/23311886.2022.2062913

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“…Deviation can arise as a result of individuals who cannot reach their goals through the right channels. [ Bello, 2022]. Deviation occurs because there is no opportunity to obtain facilities and infrastructure to achieve cultural goals in terms of position and social class [ Key, 2019].…”

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Analysis of Prisoner Resistance in Class II A Correctional Purwokerto

Jarodi¹

2023

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The aim of this study is to identify and describe the forms of resistance carried out by convicts in Class IIA Correctional Purwokerto. This research is qualitative research, and its analysis is descriptive. Data collection techniques using interview techniques were conducted on informants who had the characteristics of convicts who had served a minimum of one year's sentence, tamping or workers, 9 people and Correctional Officers including the Head of the Correctional Security Unit, Security and Order Officers. 5 person observations were also made to observe behavior, developments, and other things related to prisoner resistance. Based on the results of the research conducted, the resistance exercised by inmates at Class IIA Correctional Purwokerto is a way of adapting patterns in living life in prison which is full of limitations and pain. The resistance carried out by Correctional Purwokerto inmates is open resistance and closed resistance. Where this open resistance is a way to fight the rules that restrain convicts as well as open resistance efforts against the policy, this form of open resistance is synonymous with riots, attacks on officers, individual and group protests, “lobi-lobi 86”, and not following coaching, even by lying and withdrawing respect, and this shows a pattern of adaptation to ritualism, innovation, as well as rebillion. As for the closed resistance carried out by convicts, it tends to be in the form of clandestine deviations. Forms of closed resistance include smuggling of prohibited items, both drugs and cellphones, hiding prohibited items, attempts to escape, laziness, stealing, refusal of food rations and even sexual deviation. This shows an adaptation pattern of innovation, retreatism, and ritualism.

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Analysis of Prisoner Resistance in Class II A Correctional Purwokerto

Jarodi¹

2023

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“…The importance of the legitimacy of correctional officers to compliance and actualization of correctional goals has attracted significant attention in recent times and evolved to become an interesting area of research (Bello & Matshaba, 2022b; Steiner & Wooldredge, 2009; Steiner & Wooldredge, 2015; Tyler, 2010; Zhao et al, 2020). While research in this area has grown in developed western societies, a significant gap in criminological literature is the paucity of empirical research that assesses incarcerated offenders’ perception of the legitimacy of correctional officers from developing African correctional settings.…”

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Perception of Correctional Officers’ Legitimacy in South African Correctional Centers

Bello,

Matshaba

2023

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Studies from developed western societies have shown that the legitimacy of correctional officers is pivotal to incarcerated offenders’ voluntary compliance and deference. However, we are uncertain if such an assertion holds for incarcerated offenders in transitional African correctional settings, such as South Africa. From a cross-sectional survey of participants from selected correctional centers in South Africa (Male = 89.6%; African = 85.1%; Mage = 25 years, SD = 0.81), this paper explores incarcerated offenders’ perception of the legitimacy of correctional officers. Findings indicate that procedural justice, the effectiveness of the correctional officers, gender, and offender citizenship predicted the perception of correctional officers’ legitimacy. The implications of these findings for the effective management of custodial institutions are discussed.

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Perceived legitimacy or dull compulsion? Assessing why incarcerated offenders comply with correctional rules

Bello

Matshaba

2023

Current Issues in Criminal Justice

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Factors influencing incarcerated offenders’ perceptions of correctional officers in South African correctional centres

Cited by 4 publications

References 45 publications

Analysis of Prisoner Resistance in Class II A Correctional Purwokerto

Analysis of Prisoner Resistance in Class II A Correctional Purwokerto

Perception of Correctional Officers’ Legitimacy in South African Correctional Centers

Perceived legitimacy or dull compulsion? Assessing why incarcerated offenders comply with correctional rules

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