Social Climate in Serbian Prisons

Milićević, Milena and Hacin, Rok (2025) Social Climate in Serbian Prisons. Revija za kriminalistiko in kriminologijo, 76 (4). pp. 298-315. ISSN 0034-690X

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Abstract

The paper focuses on measuring the social climate in Serbian prisons. The translated and modified version of the MQPL questionnaire was applied in five Serbian prisons to measure the following dimensions of social climate: 1) Harmony, 2) Professionalism, 3) Security, 4) Conditions and family contact, and 5) Wellbeing and development. The survey took place from May 2022 to January 2023 in Sremska Mitrovica, Niš, Požarevac, Zabela, and Beograd prisons. In total, 767 prisoners participated in the survey, and 618 prisoners were included in the sample. In general, the overall social climate in five Serbian prisons is at an adequate level. The highest scores in all regime types were detected with dimension Conditions and family contact, while the lowest were detected with Security in open and semi-open regimes, and Professionalism in closed regimes. A comparison of social climate in different prison regimes shows that prisoners in open and semi-open regimes perceive all dimensions (Harmony, Professionalism, Conditions and family contact, and Well-being and development), except for the Security dimension, more positively compared to prisoners in closed regimes. In conclusion, the findings of the pilot study on measuring social climate in Serbian prisons and future research prospects are discussed.

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