01977     2200241   4500001000700000090001100007100004100018101000800059102000700067200018700074210002300261215001700284330107500301606003501376606003101411606001901442606003801461675001801499710007301517801001201590852001301602995012001615408906  a408906  a20241014d        kkky0pory50      ba  aeng  aNO  aExceptional prison conditions and the quality of prison lifeeprison size and prison culture in Norwegian closed prisonsfExceptional prison conditions and the quality of prison life  a[S.l.cs.n.ds.d.]  a20 p.d30 cm  aThis paper discusses the quality of prison life and prison size in relation to the notion of ‘Scandinavian exceptionalism’. Using the questionnaires ‘Measuring the Quality of Prison Life’ (MQPL) for prisoners and ‘Staff Measuring the Quality of Prison Life’ (SQL) for staff, data were collected from all 32 closed prisons in Norway. Based on the assumption that prison officers’ working lives, their perspectives and values influence prisoners’ quality of life, the main focus in the paper is on the officers. Small prisons (fewer than 50 prisoners) obtain more positive results than medium-sized (50-100) and large (more than 100) prisons, on several dimensions measured. The relationship between officers and prisoners seems to be of better quality in small prisons than in medium-sized and large prisons. Officers in small prisons also report more positive relationships with senior management than their colleagues in medium-sized and large prisons. The results are discussed in light of previous studies on officers and prison working life dynamics.  9551aESTABELECIMENTO PRISIONAL  9105266aAMBIENTE PRISIONAL  95106aPRISÃO  97821aTRABALHO PRISIONALyNORUEGA  9420646a343.8  9423247aEXCEPTIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS AND THE QUALITY OF PRISON LIFE  aPTgRCP  j343.8EXC  104343_000000000000000_8EXC52024-10-15696549480510aDGRSPcDGRSPfDGRSP9654k343.8EXCn2024-10-15o0rMOxOferta