Information needs and behaviour of incarcerated persons in Croatia: findings from a national quantitative study

IF 0.7 4区 管理学 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Sanjica Faletar, Kornelija Petr Balog, M. Bajic, Boris Badurina
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This paper examines the information behaviour and information needs of incarcerated persons in Croatian correctional facilities. A total of 620 printed questionnaires were mailed to six Croatian penitentiaries and administered to prisoners who were serving a long-term period sentence. Sample included both male and female prisoners with the response rate of 81%. The data was analysed with the help of statistical software SPSS. Almost all incarcerated persons that participated in this study have a greater need for information while in prison than they had before incarceration. The largest majority of respondents require information about the life in penitentiary, information about their family members and friends, and information about life-after-prison. In most cases, respondents seek required information from their family members and friends. Very rarely are their varied educational, informational, legal and recreational needs met by a prison library. The findings indicate that about a third of respondents revealed that their current information needs were not met and that Croatian prison libraries are unequipped to meet information needs of incarcerated persons. In order to change present situation, better cooperation between Croatian Library Association and Croatian prison administration is needed.
克罗地亚被监禁者的信息需求和行为:一项国家数量研究的结果
本文考察了克罗地亚教养设施中被监禁人员的信息行为和信息需求。共印发了620份调查表,邮寄给6所克罗地亚监狱,发给长期服刑的囚犯。样本包括男性和女性囚犯,回复率为81%。采用SPSS统计软件对数据进行分析。几乎所有参与这项研究的在押人员在狱中对信息的需求都比入狱前更大。绝大多数答复者要求了解有关监狱生活的信息、有关其家庭成员和朋友的信息以及关于出狱后生活的信息。在大多数情况下,受访者从他们的家人和朋友那里寻求所需的信息。监狱图书馆很少能满足他们在教育、信息、法律和娱乐方面的各种需要。调查结果表明,约有三分之一的答复者表示,他们目前的资料需要没有得到满足,克罗地亚监狱图书馆的设备不足以满足被监禁人员的资料需要。为了改变目前的状况,克罗地亚图书馆协会和克罗地亚监狱管理部门之间需要更好的合作。
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Information Research-An International Electronic Journal
Information Research-An International Electronic Journal INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-
CiteScore
1.20
自引率
12.50%
发文量
62
审稿时长
45 weeks
期刊介绍: Information Research, is an open access, international, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. It is published by the University of Borås, Sweden, with the financial support of an NOP-HS Scientific Journal Grant. It is edited by Professor T.D. Wilson, and is hosted, and given technical support, by Lund University Libraries, Sweden.
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