Postępowanie i postawy personelu więziennego wobec skazanych na karę dożywotniego pozbawienia wolności – głos w dyskusji
The conduct and behaviour of prison staff towards life-term prisoners – a voice in the discussion

Author(s): Robert Poklek
Subject(s): Criminal Law
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: life sentence imprisonment; prison staff; attitudes towards prisoners; training of prison staff
Summary/Abstract: Life imprisonment for crimes that deserve special condemnation is in line with social needs and the populist narrative of politicians with extreme views. It should be remembered, however, that the execution of this most severe punishment is within the competence of the Prison Service and thus burdens officers who have direct contact with this category of inmates. Its effectiveness - understood here as the development of a plan for the optimal functioning of a convict in isolation (in terms of employment, education, organization of free time, participation in readaptation programs etc.), the implementation of which will favour his internal transformation and create conditions enabling him to apply for conditional release - depends, inter alia, on the attitudes and treatment of life prisoners presented by the officers. Attitudes towards other people are shaped, inter alia, through appropriate education, which is why this study attempts to verify the education of prison staff and the attitudes towards prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment represented by Prison Service officers.

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