Abstract
Este artigo apresenta uma reflexão sobre as principais tendências identificadas na evolução da população recenseada no sistema prisional português, entre 2000 e 2017. Partindo de uma análise que cruza as alterações no campo do direito penal com os dados estatísticos oficiais e relatórios e estudos nacionais e internacionais sobre a aplicação da pena de prisão no país, pretende-se compreender e identificar alguns dos desafios colocados ao sistema pelo movimento da população prisional, assim como pelas mudanças registadas no perfil desta população. A evolução e tendências identificadas permitem indagar sobre o impacto da lei e contribuir para identificar alguns dos caminhos que falta traçar em resposta aos imperativos legais internacionais em matéria da população a cumprir pena privativa de liberdade.
This article explores the main trends observed in the evolution of the populations registered in the Portuguese prison system between 2000 and 2017. Based on an analysis that spans the changes in the field of Criminal Law, official statistical data, and national and international studies and reports on the application of the prison sentence in the country, we aim at understanding and identifying some of the challenges posed to the prison system by the movement of the prison population, as well as by the changes registered in the profile of this population. The evolution and trends identified make it possible to inquire about the impact of the law and to help identify some of the paths that remain to be traced in response to the international legal imperatives in matters of the incarcerated population.
This article explores the main trends observed in the evolution of the populations registered in the Portuguese prison system between 2000 and 2017. Based on an analysis that spans the changes in the field of Criminal Law, official statistical data, and national and international studies and reports on the application of the prison sentence in the country, we aim at understanding and identifying some of the challenges posed to the prison system by the movement of the prison population, as well as by the changes registered in the profile of this population. The evolution and trends identified make it possible to inquire about the impact of the law and to help identify some of the paths that remain to be traced in response to the international legal imperatives in matters of the incarcerated population.
Translated title of the contribution | Prison Population in Portugal: Evolution and Trends between 2000 and 2017 |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 115-142 |
Number of pages | 30 |
Journal | Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais |
Volume | 127 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2022 |
Keywords
- Direito penal
- Jovens adultos
- Pena privativa de liberdade
- Sistema prisional português
- Deprivation of liberty
- Penal Law
- Portuguese prison system
- Young adults