Purpose

There is an increased focus on making prison cultures more rehabilitative, with clear evidence that certain environmental characteristics contribute towards rehabilitation. To date, limited research has explored the rehabilitative culture in a high security prison. This study aims to measure staff and prisoner ratings of social climate and their levels of hope in such an establishment.

Design/methodology/approach

The research adopted a quantitative approach, using the EssenCES and State Hope Scale. Data was analysed using parametric and non-parametric tests to explore correlations/relationships between variables.

Findings

Findings indicated that higher ratings of social climate were associated with higher levels of hope. Staff rated the social climate more favourably than prisoners, and Category B prisoners had higher levels of hope than Category A prisoners. No significant correlation was found between length of time in service or custody and ratings of social climate or hope.

Practical implications

This paper highlights the importance of developing a positive social climate and hope, supporting the rehabilitative culture initiatives.

Originality/value

This paper contributes to the limited literature on social climate and hope within UK forensic settings. Furthermore, reliability testing indicates the State Hope Scale is appropriate for use with a UK forensic population, extending its application.

中文翻译：

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高度安全的男性监狱中的工作人员和囚犯的社会氛围和希望

目的

人们越来越关注使监狱文化更加康复，并有明确证据表明某些环境特征有助于康复。迄今为止，有限的研究已经探索了高安全性监狱中的康复文化。这项研究的目的是衡量工作人员和囚犯对社会环境的等级以及他们在这样的机构中的希望水平。

设计/方法/方法

该研究采用了EssenCES和State Hope Scale的定量方法。使用参数测试和非参数测试分析数据，以探索变量之间的相关性/关系。

发现

研究结果表明，较高的社会气候等级与较高的希望水平相关。工作人员对社会气氛的评价比囚犯更有利，而B类囚犯的希望水平高于A类囚犯。在服务时间或监护时间与社会风气或希望等级之间没有发现显着相关性。

实际影响

本文强调了发展积极的社会氛围和希望，支持康复文化倡议的重要性。

创意/价值

本文为有关英国法医环境中社会气候和希望的有限文献做出了贡献。此外，可靠性测试表明，State Hope Scale适用于英国法医人群，从而扩展了其应用范围。