TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends and Challenges in the Portuguese Penitentiary System
T2 - From Law to Practice
AU - Carvalho, Maria João Leote de
AU - Gomes, Sílvia Andreia da Mota
AU - Duarte, Vera Mónica da Silva
AU - Oliveira, Raquel
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147304/PT#
UID/SOC/04647/2013
SFRH/
BPD/116119/2016
SFRH/BPD/102758/2014
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This article focuses on the trends and challenges faced by the Portuguese penitentiary system between 2000 and 2017, taking into account the Portuguese Penal Law, penal statistics, national and international reports, and studies regarding the Portuguese prison system. The description of the changes in the Penal Law helps us to understand, on one hand, the changes in penal statistics over time and, on the other hand, the inconsistencies between the law in books and law in practice.
AB - This article focuses on the trends and challenges faced by the Portuguese penitentiary system between 2000 and 2017, taking into account the Portuguese Penal Law, penal statistics, national and international reports, and studies regarding the Portuguese prison system. The description of the changes in the Penal Law helps us to understand, on one hand, the changes in penal statistics over time and, on the other hand, the inconsistencies between the law in books and law in practice.
KW - Portugal
KW - Penitentiary system
KW - Penal law
KW - Penal practice
KW - Young adults
KW - Adults
KW - Social reintegration
M3 - Article
SN - 1828-437X
VL - 13
SP - 61
EP - 102
JO - Antigone
JF - Antigone
IS - 1/2
ER -
