SVIBOR - Project code: 6-06-185

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Project code: 6-06-185


DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOSOCIAL CLIMATE SCALES IN PENAL INSTITUTIONS


Main researcher: AJDUKOVIĆ, DEAN (76043)



Assistants
Type of research: developmental
Duration from: 04/01/91. to 12/31/94.

Papers on project (total): 6
Papers on project quoted in Current Contents: 1
Institution name: Filozofski fakultet - Humanističke znanosti, Zagreb (130)
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Phone: 385 (41) 61 20 197

Summary: The interactive model od man - environment relations served to outline the concept of psychosocial climate. It was further used to elaborate practical applications in penal institutions. Factors contributing to the climate in prisons were analyzed, but also alternatives which may help reduce prison populations. Two preliminaray versions of the scale for assessing psychosocial climate in penal institutions were administered to a sample of inmates and staff working in same institutions. Two equivalent forms PSK-A and PSK-B (meaning "psychosocial climate") were made, each containing 89 items with superior psychometric properties. A cross validation was done by administering one of the two forms of the scale to inmates in all penal institutions in Croatia. Manual to accompany the PSK scale was completed. Scales enable evaluation of results at the level of each institution but also at an individual level for diagnostic purposes. The scale are primarily aimed for psychologists working within the penal system, but other qualified personnel will be able to use them too.

Keywords: Psychosocial climate, climate in prisons, penal system reform, alternative sanctions,

Research goals: The goal is to develop two paralel forms of a scale for assessing psychosocial climate in penal institutions. Final version of the scale will be accompanied by a manual. Scales will be routinely used by professionals working with prison inmates. The scale will further provide a tool for systematic and quantitative evaluation of climate in penal institutions, which in turn can serve as a criterion whether particular goals are being achieved within an instituion or the penal system when changes are being introduced. It can also be used to assess individual differences in perceiving psychosocial situation of inmates, but also that of the staff. High discrepany between the two can be a sign of potential conflicts.


COOPERATION - PROJECTS


  1. Name of project: Nema


COOPERATION - INSTITUTIONS


  1. Name of institution: nema

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