Prison employment and its conflict with therapeutic and counselling programmes: The experiences of Czech prison personnel

dc.contributor.authorMertl, Jiří
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T10:00:19Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T10:00:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstract-translatedThe study investigates a specific issue in the Czech prison system: the conflict between prison employment and therapeutic/counselling programmes offered. Drawing on 55 semi-structured interviews with specialized prison personnel from 10 Czech prisons, I argue that prison employment is disproportionately prioritized over the programmes, which undermines and, in some cases, makes it impossible for the personnel to work with inmates on rehabilitation. Since the Czech Prison Service itself declares that most inmates have serious problems involving psychological traumas, drug abuse, and housing insecurity, it would be beneficial to prioritize rehabilitation programmes and then try to employ inmates. The conflict also contributes to an unsuccessful re-entry/resettlement process, which is regarded as a major problem in the Czech prison system and society.en
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dc.identifier.citationMERTL, J. Prison employment and its conflict with therapeutic and counselling programmes: The experiences of Czech prison personnel. European Journal of Criminology, 2021, roč. 20, č. 2, s. 447-467. ISSN: 1477-3708cs
dc.identifier.document-number643454400001
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/14773708211012624
dc.identifier.issn1477-3708
dc.identifier.obd43938397
dc.identifier.uri2-s2.0-85104871779
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11025/53877
dc.language.iso
dc.language.isoenen
dc.project.IDTL02000205/Terapeutická péče o lidi ve výkonu trestu odnětí svobody (TERAPEUT-VTOS)cs
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Inc.en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Journal of Criminologyen
dc.rights© The Author(s)en
dc.rights.accessopenAccessen
dc.subject.translatedCzech Republicen
dc.subject.translatedprison employmenten
dc.subject.translatedre-entry/resettlementen
dc.subject.translatedrehabilitationen
dc.subject.translatedtherapeutic/counselling programmesen
dc.titlePrison employment and its conflict with therapeutic and counselling programmes: The experiences of Czech prison personnelen
dc.typečlánekcs
dc.typearticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen

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