| Title: | Prisoners' rehabilitation in Hungary : struggling ideals, lacking resources |
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| Authors: | ID Vig, David (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://www.fvv.um.si/rv/arhiv/2010-2/Hungary-E.html
https://www.fvv.um.si/rv/arhiv/2010-2/Hungary.pdf
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.02 - Review Article |
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| Organization: | FVV - Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security
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| Abstract: | Purpose:
This paper examines the development of ideal prisoner rehabilitation in a historical and legal point of view. The concept of rehabilitation is not only examined in legal texts and official documents. Furthermore the activity of the prison administration is also examined and the paper presents practical examples.
Design/Methodology/Approach:
The analysis mainly takes into account the primary and the secondary legislation although in order to illustrate different points, statistical figures, research reports and interviews with members of staff and experts are also used. The article starts with legislation from the 19th century and examines all prison legislation up to the present, focusing particularly on prisoner rehabilitation. The analysis covers the examination of the struggling ideals in prison policy.
Findings:
The article concludes that after 20 years of democracy there is no steady and predictable prison policy. The principles of the reforms are not clear, the struggling ideals and lack of resources prevent the prison system from fundamental reforms. Although a lot of progress has been made, there is still space for improvement in the field of rehabilitation.
Research limitations:
The prison system is measured mostly by quantitative methods and the data is sometimes not available publicly. This ‘restricted access’ to information and the discrepancy between the ‘law in practice’ and the ‘written law’ on which a great part of the examination is based may lead to a slightly different picture of reality. This was eased with ‘soft’ research methods as consultations with experts.
Practical implications:
The main policy recommendations are that there is a need for a steady and predictable prison policy but not necessarily by more funding, rather the concentration of resources for convicted offenders whose liberty has to be deprived necessarily. This could be reached by a decrease in the prison population and the use of alternative sanctions.
Originality/Value:
Prisoner rehabilitation is scrutinized from the historical perspective and the related information is compared to the written law.
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| Keywords: | prisoner, rehabilitation, prison policy, prison system, Hungary |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2010 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 163-180 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 12, št. 2 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-76318  |
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| UDC: | 343.8(439) |
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| ISSN on article: | 1580-0253 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 1899498 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:XNU7MLIS |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 12.05.2020 |
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| Views: | 1103 |
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| Downloads: | 63 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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