The Language of the Prison: Language Competence of Prison Staff

Jazyk české věznice? Jazykové kompetence vězeňského personálu

Josef SMOLÍK  – Petr JUŘÍČEK 

https://doi.org/10.53465/JAP.2025.9788022552806.490-502

 

Abstract: This article focuses on the understanding of prison slang by correctional officers and civilian staff in a specific Czech prison. The research is based on a questionnaire survey aimed at determining the extent to which staff can recognize and comprehend typical slang expressions used by inmates. The study is supported by relevant academic literature as well as practical insights from the prison environment. It builds on a previous research project that focused on inmate slang in the same correctional facility.

Keywords: questionnaire survey, prison slang, Czech prison, prison staff, understanding

Kľúčové slová: Dotazníkové šetření, vězeňský slang, česká věznice, vězeňský personál, porozumění

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Language of the paper: Czech

Online publication date: 23 December 2025

Pages: 490 – 502

 

ISBN: 978-80-225-5280-6 (online), 978-80-225-5279-0

ISSN: 2729-8973 (online), 2729-8981

Publisher: Bratislava University of Economics and Business, Vydavateľstvo Ekonóm

 

How to cite this conference proceedings paper (APA 7^th Edition):

Smolík, J., & Juříček, P. (2025). Jazyk české věznice? Jazykové kompetence vězeňského personálu. In R. Štefančík (Ed.), Jazyk a politika. Na pomedzí lingvistiky a politológie X (pp. 490-502). Vydavateľstvo Ekonóm. https://doi.org/10.53465/JAP.2025.9788022552806.490-502