The Issue of Juvenile Crime in Interwar Poland in the Periodical “Przegląd Więziennictwa Polskiego” Cover Image

Problematyka przestępczości nieletnich w międzywojennej Polsce na łamach „Przeglądu Więziennictwa Polskiego”
The Issue of Juvenile Crime in Interwar Poland in the Periodical “Przegląd Więziennictwa Polskiego”

Author(s): Andrzej Kołakowski
Subject(s): Education, Sociology
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: Interwar period;resocialisation;juvenile;youth detention centre;demoralisation;

Summary/Abstract: After the regained independence in 1918, Polish society faced many tasks. One of them was rebuilding of the penitentiary system. Aside from adult prisons, there was a need for a system guarding the juvenile against social maladjustment. The debate on perfecting juvenile educational institutions continued during the entire interwar period. A progressive system was introduced to adult prisons, and juvenile educational institutions were becoming less and less repressive. The Polish model of neglected youth support, created in the interwar period, as well as legal solutions reached therat, demonstrate that the effort of Polish prison reformers proved successful. This article is an attempt at reconstruction of the interwar debate on the juvenile, based on the contemporary periodical“Przegląd Więziennictwa Polskiego”.

  • Issue Year: 2/2017
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 317-333
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish