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12 Criminology & Crim. Just. 3 (2012)

handle is hein.journals/crmcj12 and id is 1 raw text is: Article Criminology & Criminal justice 12(1) 3-23 Respect in prisons: TeAto~)21 @ The Author(s) 2011I Reprints and permission: sagepub. Prisoners' experiences of ou<ornlerisosna co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1748895811423088 respect in public and private crj.sagepub.com sector prisons OSAGE Susie Hulley, Alison Liebling and Ben Crewe University of Cambridge, UK Abstract Interpretations of 'respect' in prison have tended to be narrow, focusing on courteous and considerate staff-prisoner relationships. In a recent study, we found that respect was defined by prisoners not just in terms of interpersonal relationships but also 'getting things done' (what might be called 'organizational respect'). We expected prisoners in the study, which compared quality of life in public and private sector prisons, to rate private prisons well in terms of respect, due to previous research findings and the history and self-declared values of the companies who run them. The findings from the study revealed a more complex picture. There was mixed support for previous claims that the private sector offers a more courteous prison environment than the public sector, and, among the matched prisons in our study, the public sector establishments were better than the private sector prisons at 'getting things done': a distinct component of respect in prison, according to prisoners. These differences influenced prisoners' evaluations of the 'respectfulness' of their treatment in each sector. Keywords prison, private-public sector comparisons, respect In theory, prison staff in England and Wales are obliged to demonstrate respect for prisoners: Staff must carry out their duties loyally, conscientiously, honestly and with integrity. They must take responsibility and be accountable for their actions. Staff must be courteous, reasonable and Corresponding author: Susie Hulley, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, UK Email: sh563@crim.cam.ac.uk

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