THE STRUCTURE OF THE INMATE POPULATION IN CZECH PRISONS

• Authors: Lukáš Durga , Alena Lochmannová , Petr Juříček
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The aim of the study was to analyse how a social hierarchy among inmates in Czech prisons is formed and reinforced. The data presented in this paper is based on the original ethnographic research conducted in Czech prisons. The data for analysis was collected from qualitative interviews with selected participants of the prison environment; observations carried out inside the prisons and from the documents related to the Czech prison service. The findings indicate that the formation of inmate hierarchy in Czech prisons is strongly influenced by both endogenous (physical strength, psychological manipulation, economic capital, criminal history) and exogenous (effect of prison authority) factors.

Keywords

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PRISON; PRISON SERVICE; PRISONERS; INMATES; SOCIAL HIERARCHY; CZECH REPUBLIC; ETHNOGRAPHY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociológia (Sociology)
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 559 - 578

Contributors

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Lukáš Durga

• Faculty of Philosophy and Arts University of West Bohemia, Department of Anthropology, Sedláčkova 15, 30614, Plzeň, Czech Republic

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Alena Lochmannová

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Petr Juříček