Quantitative measurement of prison climate in Slovenia (PID085)

2.30pm – 3pm BST, 15 May 2025 ‐ 30 mins

Parallel Workshops

The presentation will start with a short introduction to a long tradition of research on prison climate in Slovenia, spanning over 45 years. Next, the last wave of research in all Slovenian prisons that began at the start of 2025 will be presented. The research team of the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of law Ljubljana, which has carried out the majority of research in these decades, is using the Measuring the Quality of Prison Life - MQPL+ methodology, and special attention is given to connecting previous research with the latest wave. Some preliminary results, as well as methodological challenges, will be discussed.