Prison Staff’s Opinions Toward Prisons for Older Inmates in South Korea

• In Event: Global and Comparative Perspectives on Corrections

Abstract

This study uses a survey of 279 prison staff in South Korea to explore their views on prisons for older inmates and contributing factors to their support of them. Most prison staff in the sample supported the development of prisons for older inmates. The staff who perceived care as being more important for older than younger inmates and who had experienced prison management problems due to older inmates were more likely to support building these prisons.

Author

• Don Soo Chon, Auburn University at Montgomery