Knowledge among prisoners in the Detention Ward in Piotrków Trybunalski concerning institutions and forms of penitentiary rehabilitation and post-penitentiary assistance Cover Image

Wiedza więźniów Aresztu Śledczego w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim na temat instytucji i form resocjalizacji penitencjarnej oraz pomocy postpenitencjarnej
Knowledge among prisoners in the Detention Ward in Piotrków Trybunalski concerning institutions and forms of penitentiary rehabilitation and post-penitentiary assistance

Author(s): Paulina Wolińska
Subject(s): Social differentiation, Studies in violence and power
Published by: Państwowa Szkoła Wyższa im. Papieża Jana Pawła II w Białej Podlaskiej
Keywords: prisoners; penitentiary rehabilitation; institutions and forms of penitentiary and post-penitentiary rehabilitation

Summary/Abstract: Persons serving imprisonment penalties are often perceived by the society as having various disorders, which can lead to fear of such people. The convicts are seen as persons who do not accept the generally accepted axiological categories and as a threat to the social order. Therefore, it is so important that, during the time of imprisonment, the process of rehabilitation becomes efficient to allow inmates to return to the normal life on leaving prison. The purpose of the following article is to present the findings concerning theprisoners of the Detention Ward in Piotrków Trybunalski and forms of their penitential rehabilitation. The primary source of information that enabled the preparation of the paper are the data obtained from in-depth interviews with prisoners. The paper discusses the issue from a psychosocial perspective.

  • Issue Year: 10/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 64-70
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish