The position and rights of homosexually oriented sentenced prisoners in serving prison sentences
The position and rights of homosexually oriented sentenced prisoners in serving prison sentences

Summary/Abstract: The position and rights of homosexually oriented sentenced prisoners in serving prison sentences are an important topic both in the penological framework and in the general context of respect for human rights. Not just psychic, physical and sexual violence within the convicts collective, but also the inadequate attitude of professionals in prisons, are often highlighted as problems when we are talking about the people oriented to the same sex. It is precisely in this respect that this paper is going to present the results of attitudes of the persons serving the sentence, and in relation to the phenomenology and the etiology of the victimization of the gay population in penal institutions. A sample of 78 respondents from the District Prison in Novi Sad is included and the obtained data testify about the disadvantaged position of the mentioned subgroup, but also about the generally discriminatory and violent culture that is not determined primarily by sexual preferences.

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