Compliance and legitimacy in prison-based forensic psychology practices

提出的研究是一项基于监狱的法医心理学实践的民族志研究，使用合法性作为分析框架。心理学实践，如风险评估和认知行为计划，现在是英国监狱普遍存在的一部分。囚犯们决定（不）遵守这些规定会对他们的出狱产生严重的影响。因此，监狱心理学家拥有相当大的权力。顺应心理学实践的理论局限于对权力和惩罚语境认识不足的心理学解释。更广泛的监狱文献将合法性作为理解囚犯（不）服从以及权力持有者如何回应的组织概念。该研究将探讨囚犯（不）遵守心理实践及其与合法性的关系，将心理学家概念化为刑罚权威的执行者。它将使用辩证合法性框架来探索囚犯对合法性的看法以及心理学家如何协商合法性。该研究将在两个心理学小组中观察20-40个单元的练习（例如，一个单元可能是一个评估），在每个练习单元中混合观察和与囚犯和心理学家的对话/简短访谈。深入访谈将与少数囚犯/心理学家进行，围绕合法性进行。该研究将为基于风险的刑事司法的核心实践中的合法性谈判提供知识

The proposed study is an ethnographic study of prison-based forensic psychology practice, using legitimacy as ananalytical framework. Psychology practices such as risk assessment and cognitive-behavioural programmes are now apervasive part of UK imprisonment. Prisoners' decisions to (not)comply with these practices carry heavy consequencesfor their release from prison. Therefore, prison psychologists wield considerable power. Theories of compliance withpsychology practices are limited to psychological explanations which insufficiently acknowledge power and penalcontext. Wider prison literature has used legitimacy as an organising concept for understanding prisoner(non)compliance and how power-holders respond. The study will explore prisoner (non)compliance with psychologypractices and its relationship to legitimacy, conceptualising psychologists as wielders of penal authority. It will use adialogic legitimacy framework to explore prisoner perceptions of legitimacy and how psychologists negotiate legitimacy.The study will observe 20-40 units of practice (e.g. a unit might be one assessment) in two Psychology teams, mixingobservation and conversations/short interviews with the prisoner and psychologist throughout each practice unit. In-depthinterviews will be conducted with a smaller number of prisoners/psychologists, structured around legitimacy. The studywill contribute knowledge on legitimacy negotiation in a practice central to risk-based criminal justice