Publicaties
Foreign national and ethnic minority prisoners’ participation in formally organized occupations in prisons: A scoping review Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
Factors related to the quality of life of older prisoners Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
PURPOSES: There is evidence of an increasing emphasis on the relevance of the quality of life-paradigm as an outcome measure for clients in geriatric, forensic, as well as correctional care. This paper aims to explore to what extent variables that were categorized according to the main areas of the Good Lives Model ('the self', 'the body' and 'social life') are related to the quality of life domains of older imprisoned offenders.
...Foreign National Prisoners in Flanders (Belgium): Motivations and Barriers to Participation in Prison Programmes Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Gent
This exploratory study examines the experiences of foreign national prisoners and the motivations and barriers to their participation in prison programmes (e.g. educational courses, use of the prison library, prison work, sociocultural activities, sports). Data are derived from 15 individual interviews with foreign national prisoners in two Belgian prisons. During the interviews the strengths-based approach of Appreciative Inquiry was used. ...