ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to explore self-legitimacy of prison officers and their willingness to use force against prisoners in Slovenian prisons. In 2016, 139 prison officers from all Slovenian prisons for men were surveyed. Results of OLS regression analysis revealed that relations with colleagues, supervisors’ procedural justice and age affect self-legitimacy of prison officers. Moreover, findings showed that self-legitimacy, supervisors’ procedural justice, years of service, and age influence the willingness of prison officers to use force. Positive perception of self-legitimacy had a positive impact on the willingness of prison officers to use force against prisoners. In conclusion, the interconnectivity between self-legitimacy of prison officers and their willingness to use force is discussed.

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自我合法性和使用武力：对斯洛文尼亚监狱官员的定量研究

摘要 本文的目的是探讨监狱官员的自我合法性及其对斯洛文尼亚监狱囚犯使用武力的意愿。2016 年，对斯洛文尼亚所有男子监狱的​​ 139 名狱警进行了调查。OLS 回归分析结果显示，与同事的关系、监管者的程序正义和年龄影响监狱官员的自我合法性。此外，调查结果表明，自我合法性、监管者的程序正义、服务年限和年龄会影响监狱官员使用武力的意愿。对自我合法性的积极看法对监狱官员对囚犯使用武力的意愿产生了积极影响。最后，讨论了监狱官员的自我合法性与其使用武力的意愿之间的相互联系。