Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaViolence in Latin America: Which factors increase the risk of victimization in prison?
This paper contributes to the literature on violence in Latin American prisons by identifying a set of risk factors likely to increase prison victimization for male inmates. Drawing on data from six Latin American countries gathered by the “Survey of Prison Inmates”, our findings suggest that inmate...
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FLACSO - Sede Ecuador
2020
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| author | Safranoff, Ana Kaiser, Daniela |
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| description | This paper contributes to the literature on violence in Latin American prisons by identifying a set of risk factors likely to increase prison victimization for male inmates. Drawing on data from six Latin American countries gathered by the “Survey of Prison Inmates”, our findings suggest that inmates are more likely to experience victimization if they: are young, were victimized as children, receive fewer visits while incarcerated, are recidivists, use alcohol and/or other substances while incarcerated, perceive prison staff to be corrupt, and are imprisoned in overcrowded facilities. Inmates are less likely to be victimized if they are imprisoned for a drug offense, or if they dedicate most of their time behind bars to work or to educational activities. The paper also suggests a number of intervention strategies aimed at reducing prison violence and strengthening the reintegration potential of correctional institutions. |
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| spelling | urvio-article-44322021-07-13T03:38:30Z Violence in Latin America: Which factors increase the risk of victimization in prison? Violencia en América Latina: ¿qué factores aumentan el riesgo de ser victimizado dentro de la prisión? Safranoff, Ana Kaiser, Daniela América Latina prisión reintegración víctimas violencia This paper contributes to the literature on violence in Latin American prisons by identifying a set of risk factors likely to increase prison victimization for male inmates. Drawing on data from six Latin American countries gathered by the “Survey of Prison Inmates”, our findings suggest that inmates are more likely to experience victimization if they: are young, were victimized as children, receive fewer visits while incarcerated, are recidivists, use alcohol and/or other substances while incarcerated, perceive prison staff to be corrupt, and are imprisoned in overcrowded facilities. Inmates are less likely to be victimized if they are imprisoned for a drug offense, or if they dedicate most of their time behind bars to work or to educational activities. The paper also suggests a number of intervention strategies aimed at reducing prison violence and strengthening the reintegration potential of correctional institutions. El artículo contribuye a expandir el conocimiento sobre la violencia en contexto de encierro en América Latina, a partir del análisis de la Encuesta a Personas Privadas de Libertad realizada en seis países de la región. Identifica los factores de riesgo que incrementan la vulnerabilidad de los varones privados de libertad a ser victimizados dentro de la prisión. Los resultados muestran que las personas detenidas más proclives a ser víctimas de violencia dentro de la prisión son quienes tienen menor edad, fueron víctimas de violencia durante su infancia, reciben visitas poco frecuentes, son reincidentes, consumen alcohol y/o drogas dentro del penal, conciben cierto nivel de corrupción entre los agentes de seguridad y/o, además, están en penales con problemas de hacinamiento. En la misma línea, quienes emplean la mayor parte de su tiempo dentro del penal en trabajar y/o estudiar, y/o quienes están detenidos por drogas son menos propensos a ser victimizados. El artículo sugiere posibles estrategias de intervención para erradicar la violencia dentro de los centros penitenciarios, para reforzar su rol “reintegrador”. FLACSO - Sede Ecuador 2020-09-08 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/zip https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4432 10.17141/urvio.28.2020.4432 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; No. 28 (2020): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (septiembre-diciembre); 80-99 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad; Núm. 28 (2020): Urvio. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad (septiembre-diciembre); 80-99 1390-4299 1390-3691 10.17141/urvio.28.2020 spa https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4432/3479 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4432/3472 https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4432/3509 Derechos de autor 2020 URVIO. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Seguridad |
| spellingShingle | Safranoff, Ana Kaiser, Daniela Violence in Latin America: Which factors increase the risk of victimization in prison? |
| title | Violence in Latin America: Which factors increase the risk of victimization in prison? |
| title_full | Violence in Latin America: Which factors increase the risk of victimization in prison? |
| title_fullStr | Violence in Latin America: Which factors increase the risk of victimization in prison? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Violence in Latin America: Which factors increase the risk of victimization in prison? |
| title_short | Violence in Latin America: Which factors increase the risk of victimization in prison? |
| title_sort | violence in latin america: which factors increase the risk of victimization in prison? |
| url | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/urvio/article/view/4432 |