Essays about: "Prison populations"

Found 5 essays containing the words Prison populations.

1. 1. From ‘Nordic Exceptionalism’ to ‘Swedish Expansionism’

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : John Lowe; [2021]
   Keywords : narrative criminology; Nordic exceptionalism; punishment; prisons; policing; political narratives; gangs; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The recent growth of the Swedish prison population and police force suggests a stark reversal from the small, rehabilitation oriented criminal justice system described in the “Nordic penal exceptionalism thesis.” This paper is based on a narrative analysis of documents published by the Government Offices of Sweden in the collection titled “A Safer Sweden” from 2013 to 2021. READ MORE

3. 2. The Influence of Professionals on Prison Populations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Tobias Ingelbratt; [2020]
   Keywords : Prison populations; institutions; professionals; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Countries differ in the volumes of their prison population. This does not seem to simply be a result of differences in levels of crime, as prison populations does not appear to correspond with available indicators of crime, neither within nor between countries. Thus, other explanatory models should be available. READ MORE

4. 3. THE TRAUMA-RELATED MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OF FEMALE PRISONERS: THE NEED FOR TRAUMA-SPECIFIC INTERVENTION. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

   Author : Rebecca Wood; [2019]
   Keywords : Traumatic experience; Female prisoners; Unmet needs; Trauma-specific intervention;

   Abstract : Mental illness is far higher among prisoners than in general populations, especially for female prisoners. Previous research has discovered that traumatic experience plays a crucial role in the development of psychiatric disorder and other mental health issues in female prisoners. READ MORE

5. 4. Liberation Behind Bars - Meditation Interventions in Prison Populations

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

   Author : Carsten Metzner; [2015]
   Keywords : incarceration; meditation; crime desistance;

   Abstract : This paper draws on a literature review which questioned whether meditationinterventions in prison populations encourage desistance from crime. The purposeof this paper was to discover possible connections between criminologicaltheories of desistance and the research findings of meditation courses in prison. READ MORE

6. 5. The Invisible Prisoners: A case of Children in Malawian Prisons.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Emmily Kamwendo; [2009]
   Keywords : Children in Prison.; Babies in Prison; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Children with incarcerated mothers are considered to be one of the most vulnerable and at risk populations across the globe. Despite vast research on prisons in Malawi, inadequate research has been conducted in the field of children who live with their mothers in prisons, irrespective of the fact that they pose to be one of probable growing category of prison population. READ MORE