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Social Climate within an Adolescent Medium-Secure Facility

School of Medicine, Health Policy, and Practice University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom, P.Langdon{at}uea.ac.uk

Nicola Cosgrave

Department of Psychology, The Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF, United Kingdom

Troy Tranah

Department of Psychology, The Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AF United Kingdom

The objectives of the study were to investigate the social climate of two different types of units (open vs. secure) contained within the same South London adolescent mediumsecure facility. Two hypotheses were generated: (a) adolescents would rate the social climate of the whole facility in a more negative direction than staff and (b) adolescents and staff would rate the social climate of the open units in a more positive direction than the social climate of the secure units. 43 adolescents and 49 staff members from the open units and the secure units were recruited and completed the Correctional Institutions Environment Scale (CIES), a measure of social climate. Overall, adolescents tended to rate the facility in a more negative direction. All participants rated the open units in a more positive direction than secure units. However, on selected subscales there were differences. The findings of this study suggest that adolescents and staff may perceive their shared social climate differently. This may have implications for those attempting to develop positive social climates within secure services.

Key Words: social climate • ward atmosphere • adolescence • secure unit • CIES

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 48, No. 4, 504-515 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X03261559


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