A typology of prisoner compliance with the Incentives and Earned Privileges scheme

Theorising the neoliberal self and staff–prisoner relationships

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ID12900577
AuthorsZarek Khan (0000-0002-4446-2587, University of Oxford, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume22
Issue1
Pages97-114
Publication date2020-08-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCriminology & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-8958 • E-ISSN: 1748-8966
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1748895820947456
OpenAlexW3047263705
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited17

This article is based on interview data ( N = 16) collected in a medium security men’s English prison (HMP Wandsworth). It begins with an introduction of the Incentives and Earned Privileges scheme and outlines the amendments to Incentives and Earned Privileges that have transformed prisoners’ requirements for progression during their sentence. As the article demonstrates, the policy alteration increases the need for prisoners to be visibly compliant by staff in order to advance through the scheme; it is no longer sufficient to be invisibly compliant. To this end, I present a typology of visibility that illustrates prisoner compliance and outcomes to the Incentives and Earned Privileges scheme. The article situates the revisions made to Incentives and Earned Privileges against the backdrop of neoliberal informed penal politics. The article concludes by summarising the key theoretical and practical implications of the study

Compliance (psychology · Criminology · Economics · Incentive · Law and economics · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Prison · Public relations · Sociology · Typology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Social Psychology

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