Balancing security and dignity in prisons : a framework for preventive monitoring / Andrea Huber...[et.al.] ; org. Penal Reform International
Autor institucional: PENAL REFORM INTERNATIONALIdioma: Inglês.Edição: Second editionPublicação: London : Penal Reform International, 2015Descrição física: 21 p. : il.; digitalizado Coleção: A detention monitoring tool resourceISBN: 9781909521513Assunto: 549 | 6397 | 5472 | 3523 | 10939 | 746Localização e Cota : 343.8HUB Resumo: In many countries, whether driven by political or media pressure for tighter security, a punitive approach to imprisonment, inadequate staff-prisoner ratios or a lack of training on inter-personal skills, de-escalation and mediation, prison management often takes unnecessary or disproportionate recourse to security measures in violation of detainees’ right to dignity.This paper aims to provide an analytical framework for detention monitoring bodies, including National Preventive Mechanisms, to support them to:understand the concepts of dignity and security in prisons and the relationship between themidentify situations where there is a particular risk that security is overemphasised to the detriment of the dignity of prisoners. These include: over-classification of prisoners, body searches, instruments of restraint, solitary confinement, and staff-prisoner relations.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Monografias | Biblioteca da Direção-Geral de Reinserção e Serviços Prisionais | 343.8HUB (Browse shelf) | 8110 | Available | DGRSP81101049276 |
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In many countries, whether driven by political or media pressure for tighter security, a punitive approach to imprisonment, inadequate staff-prisoner ratios or a lack of training on inter-personal skills, de-escalation and mediation, prison management often takes unnecessary or disproportionate recourse to security measures in violation of detainees’ right to dignity.This paper aims to provide an analytical framework for detention monitoring bodies, including National Preventive Mechanisms, to support them to:understand the concepts of dignity and security in prisons and the relationship between themidentify situations where there is a particular risk that security is overemphasised to the detriment of the dignity of prisoners. These include: over-classification of prisoners, body searches, instruments of restraint, solitary confinement, and staff-prisoner relations.
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