Newralgiczne momenty kary dożywotniego pozbawienia wolności a reakcja systemu
Sensitive moments in life imprisonment and the system response

Author(s): Olga Brodzińska-Żukowska
Subject(s): Criminal Law
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: indefinite isolation; crisis; stress; de-adaptation behaviour; system support
Summary/Abstract: The discussed research is an example of scientific activity based on systematic and persistent gathering and analysis of the information contained in prison records. The research identifies sensitive moments in prisoners’ life: from waiting for the prison sentence (pre-trial detention) to passing the sentence and serving it. The research distinguished and identified groups of dangerous conduct, such as: self-destructive behaviour, physical and mental violence, rape. It also specified difficult moments in the life of the imprisoned: disintegration of family ties (separation, death of family members). The isolation period was divided into shorter time intervals called sequences in order to organize and include time as a variable. Other variables were taken into account in different tables and the gathered data compared over time. The finding sand results of the research are material for further analysis and represent a practical value. By capturing variable interdependencies, it is possible to point to risk factors and the area where they occur, which allows including adequate protective measures in time. The conducted research and its results indicate the need for continuing scientific studies on people serving prison sentences.

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