Abstract
Music is an integral part of every subculture, including that of prisons. However, no research has yet examined the meaning of music for prisoners and prison staff. The present research examined the role of music in the world of prisoners in Israel and how prison staff experience it. Content analysis of interviews with 10 convicted prisoners and 9 prison staff members indicated four central themes: the different ways prisoners consume and are exposed to music; the role of music in provoking positive and negative feelings; the role of music in the relationships among inmates – closeness and conflicts; and the role of music in the relationships between prisoners and prison staff, particularly in terms of prison regulation of music consumption.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 633-651 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | European Journal of Criminology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 1 Nov 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2018.
Funding
This study was supported by the Schnitzer Foundation for Research on the Israeli Economy and Society. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Schnitzer Foundation for Research on the Israeli Economy and Society |
Keywords
- Music
- prison
- prison staff
- prisoners
- problem music
- qualitative research