Do Severe Sanctions and Procedurally Just Treatment by Prison Staff Reduce In-Prison Misconduct and Recidivism?

ICPA2024 Presentation by Franziska Yasrebi-de Kom M.Sc.(ICPA2024-PID011)

Author

Franziska Yasrebi-de Kom

PhD Candidate, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR)

Ms. Franziska M. Yasrebi‑de Kom, M.Sc. Hons., is a researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR). Her research interests include the goals of imprisonment, perceptions of incarcerated individuals regarding their confinement conditions, and the effects of those conditions on prison management and re-integration post-release. She has a background in Clinical (B.Sc.) and Forensic Psychology (M.Sc.) and because of her particular interest in bridging the gap between research, policy and practice she combines her research with work in the public sector.

Throughout her scientific career she has gained expertise in conducting qualitative research with formerly incarcerated individuals, analyzing observational data while addressing questions of causality, and conducting experimental research in prisons. For the pre-registration of her vignette experiment, Franziska received the Open Science Award 2023.

In her current research project, she explores the inter-relation of two influential criminological theories – deterrence and procedural justice theory. Using a mixed-method design of longitudinal quantitative data of 1900 incarcerated Dutch males from the Prison Project, an experimental vignette scenario design among 313 comparable individuals, and qualitative semi-structure interviews, Franziska conducted fundamental research into the inter-relation of sanctioning and procedural justice by prison staff on in-prison misconduct and re-offending post-release, and identified factors that affect perceptions of confinement conditions.

Overall, her research project provides policy decision makers with information on what factors may improve confinement conditions, prevent harmful confinement conditions, increase safety during confinement and reduce re-offending post-release.

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