Samenvatting

In todays prisons, officers have to keep a balance between safety and care. By means of Q methodology, opinions of prison officers have been collected on this topic. Three opinions are distilled. For care first the starting point is giving care, for safety first the safety of staff and detainees must be guaranteed before giving care, for the third opinion, recovery first, care and safety must be at the service of the reintegration of the detainee. It is advisable to take these three profiles into account in coaching and training.