La experiencia del encarcelamiento en España
13 May 2021-Iss: 24, pp 161-192
TL;DR: In this article, a survey of people that have experienced imprisonment in Catalonia reveals a more positive fulfilment of the principles of normalization and reintegration in comparison with previous literature, concerning both principles there are some aspects of concern that require implementing new policies.
Abstract: espanolEuropa ha construido una politica criminal humanitaria por lo que respecta al encarcelamiento a partir de tres principios basicos: limitacion del uso de la prision, normalizacion de la vida en la carcel y reinsercion como principal objetivo de la privacion de libertad. Consecuentemente, parece relevante analizar si los diferentes sistemas penitenciarios europeos se acercan a este ideal. Partiendo de la existencia de una pluralidad de fuentes que nos acercan a la realidad del encarcelamiento, este trabajo se basa principalmente en una encuesta realizada a una muestra representativa de personas que experimentaron el encarcelamiento en Cataluna. La investigacion pone de relieve un avance positivo en los principios de normalizacion y reinsercion con respecto a anteriores estudios. Sin embargo, en ambos principios se aprecian aspectos preocupantes que requieren la implementacion de nuevas politicas. EnglishEurope has built a humanitarian criminal policy regarding imprisonment under three basic principles: limitation of the use of prison, normalization of prison life and reintegration as the main aim of the deprivation of freedom. Therefore, it seems relevant to assess whether European penitentiary systems fulfil this ideal. Moving from the repertory of sources that describe the reality of imprisonment, this paper is based mainly on a survey of a representative sample of people that have experienced imprisonment in Catalonia. The paper reveals a more positive fulfilment of the principles of normalization and reintegration in comparison with previous literature. However, concerning both principles there are some aspects of concern that require implementing new policies.
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