Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaThe Centrality of the Inmate-Officer Relationship in Chilean Prisons: Implications for Resocialization and the Control of Corruption
The daily insecurity that affects several areas of Latin America, combined with high levels of exclusion suffered by a large part of the general population, has become a breeding ground for corruption, where non-state criminal actors try to corrupt public officials related to the public security, in...
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2021
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| author | Sanhueza, Guillermo Brander, Francisca |
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| description | The daily insecurity that affects several areas of Latin America, combined with high levels of exclusion suffered by a large part of the general population, has become a breeding ground for corruption, where non-state criminal actors try to corrupt public officials related to the public security, including prison officers. A key aspect for the prison to fulfill its social function of contributing to public security and social reintegration is the environment and living conditions for inmates and officials. This article, based on Alison Liebling's concept of “moral performance” and using a qualitative methodology, presents two case studies that analyze the relational nature of prisons and the way in which the officials of both precincts perceive their role and how they relate to inmates. Our findings show that human relations are central to sustain the order within the prison, emphasizing what Liebling calls “the use of discretion” by officers and guards. This relational component has the potential to generate humanizing environments, or, when misused, it can increase corruption, undermining state legitimacy in prisons and threatening public security. |
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| spelling | urvio-article-43682021-07-13T03:38:27Z The Centrality of the Inmate-Officer Relationship in Chilean Prisons: Implications for Resocialization and the Control of Corruption Centralidad de la relación interno-funcionario en cárceles chilenas: implicancias para la reinserción y el control de la corrupción Sanhueza, Guillermo Brander, Francisca desempenho moral; prisões Chile; relacionamento interno-oficial; discretionalidade; corrupção; reintegração desempeño moral; cárceles; Chile; relación interno-funcionario; discrecionalidad; corrupción; reinserción moral perfomance; prisons; Chile; relation inmate-guard; discretion; corruption; rehabilitation The daily insecurity that affects several areas of Latin America, combined with high levels of exclusion suffered by a large part of the general population, has become a breeding ground for corruption, where non-state criminal actors try to corrupt public officials related to the public security, including prison officers. A key aspect for the prison to fulfill its social function of contributing to public security and social reintegration is the environment and living conditions for inmates and officials. This article, based on Alison Liebling's concept of “moral performance” and using a qualitative methodology, presents two case studies that analyze the relational nature of prisons and the way in which the officials of both precincts perceive their role and how they relate to inmates. Our findings show that human relations are central to sustain the order within the prison, emphasizing what Liebling calls “the use of discretion” by officers and guards. This relational component has the potential to generate humanizing environments, or, when misused, it can increase corruption, undermining state legitimacy in prisons and threatening public security. La inseguridad cotidiana que afecta a varias zonas de América Latina, combinada con altos niveles de exclusión que afectan a gran parte de la población general, se ha transformado en caldo de cultivo para que actores criminales no estatales intenten corromper a funcionarios públicos del sector seguridad, incluyendo funcionarios penitenciarios. Para que la cárcel pueda cumplir su función social de contribuir a la seguridad pública y a la reinserción, deben existir adecuadas condiciones de vida para internos y funcionarios, además de un ambiente penitenciario “humano”. El presente artículo, a partir del concepto de “desempeño moral” de Liebling y utilizando una metodología cualitativa, presenta dos estudios de caso donde se analiza el carácter relacional de las prisiones, la manera en que los funcionarios perciben su rol y cómo se relacionan con los internos. Los hallazgos señalan la centralidad de las relaciones humanas para sostener el orden dentro la cárcel, enfatizando en lo que Liebling denomina “el uso de la discrecionalidad” por parte de oficiales y guardias. Este componente relacional tiene el potencial de generar ambientes humanizadores o, alternativamente, si es mal empleado, puede acrecentar la corrupción, minar la legitimidad estatal en las prisiones y amenazar la seguridad pública. FLACSO - Sede Ecuador 2021-01-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4368 10.17141/urvio.29.2021.4368 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; No. 29 (2021): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (enero-abril); 78-95 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; Núm. 29 (2021): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (enero-abril); 78-95 1390-4299 1390-3691 10.17141/urvio.29.2021 spa https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4368/3595 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4368/3596 Derechos de autor 2021 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad |
| spellingShingle | Sanhueza, Guillermo Brander, Francisca The Centrality of the Inmate-Officer Relationship in Chilean Prisons: Implications for Resocialization and the Control of Corruption |
| title | The Centrality of the Inmate-Officer Relationship in Chilean Prisons: Implications for Resocialization and the Control of Corruption |
| title_full | The Centrality of the Inmate-Officer Relationship in Chilean Prisons: Implications for Resocialization and the Control of Corruption |
| title_fullStr | The Centrality of the Inmate-Officer Relationship in Chilean Prisons: Implications for Resocialization and the Control of Corruption |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Centrality of the Inmate-Officer Relationship in Chilean Prisons: Implications for Resocialization and the Control of Corruption |
| title_short | The Centrality of the Inmate-Officer Relationship in Chilean Prisons: Implications for Resocialization and the Control of Corruption |
| title_sort | centrality of the inmate-officer relationship in chilean prisons: implications for resocialization and the control of corruption |
| url | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4368 |