Experiencing imprisonment in Spain

Europe has built a humanitarian criminal policy regarding imprisonment with three basic principles - limitation of the use of prison, normalization of prison life and reintegration as the main aim of the deprivation of freedom - and it seems relevant to assess whether single penitentiary systems in...

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Autores: Cid Moliné, Josep|||0000-0001-6522-4329, Pedrosa, Albert|||0000-0002-3533-7282, Navarro Villanueva, Carmen|||0000-0002-6070-307X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:231247
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/231247
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.18716/ojs/krimoj/2020.2.3
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Imprisonment
Survey
Normalization
Reintegration
Inhaftierung
Umfrage
Angleichung
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Sumario:Europe has built a humanitarian criminal policy regarding imprisonment with three basic principles - limitation of the use of prison, normalization of prison life and reintegration as the main aim of the deprivation of freedom - and it seems relevant to assess whether single penitentiary systems in Spain achieve this European ideal. The paper analyses the reality of imprisonment in Spain by surveying a representative sample of persons who have experienced imprisonment in one of its regions. The paper reveals a more positive fulfilment of the principles of normalization and reintegration than previous literature has demonstrated. However, in both the normalization and the reintegration principles, there appear aspects of concern that require the implementation of new policies.