The Problem of Prison Overcrowding with a Focus on the Situation in the Republic of Serbia
Autor/i: Milica Simović,
Stranice: 95-118
UDK: 343.8(497.11)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47152/rkkp.63.1.6
Apstrakt: In recent years of the 21st century, prison systems have faced an enormous increase in the number of inmates worldwide. Whether overcrowding has always been a problem or is a result of modern times is an interesting question that numerous theorists have attempted to answer by explaining this phenomenon from various aspects, pointing out possible causes, consequences, certain solutions, and characteristics of the population that characterize many prisons. There is also a significant social impact, as every society, regardless of social class, has its own opinion on the purpose of prisons and the population housed within them. How the prison population changes, what transformations it brings, and what possible ways exist to overcome prison overcrowding are key questions that the author addresses in the paper, emphasizing that overcrowding as a trend, judging by statistical data and numerous literature, threatens to exceed all capacities and inflict severe social, physical, and psychological consequences on the incarcerated. Problem prenaseljenosti zatvora sa osvrtom na stanje u Republici Srbiji Poslednjih godina 21. veka zatvorski sistemi suočeni su sa enormnim porastom zatvorenika širom sveta. Da li je oduvek postojao problem prenatrpanosti zatvora ili je rezultat modernog doba, zanimljivo je pitanje na koje su pokušali dati odgovore brojni teoretičari kroz objašnjenje ovog fenomena sa različitih aspekata ukazujući na moguće uzročnike, posledice, određena rešenja kao i karakteristike populacije koja karakteriše mnoge zatvore. Prisutan je takođe i veliki društveni uticaj, s obzirom da svako društvo bilo kog društvenog sloja ima sopstveno mišljenje o svrsi zatvora i populaciji smeštenoj u njih. Kako se kreće zatvorska populacija, koje promene donosi sa sobom, kao i koji su mogući načini prevazilaženja prenaseljenosti zatvora ključna su pitanja na koja se autor osvrće u radu, kroz isticanje da prenatrpanost zatvora kao trend, sudeći na osnovu statističkih podataka i brojne literature, preti da prevaziđe sve kapacitete i nanese velike društvene, fizičke i psihičke posledice po osuđenike.
Ključne reči: prisons/ increase in the number of inmates / causes of overcrowding / ways to reduce overcrowding / alternative sanctions / resocialization zatvori / porast broja zatvorenika / uzroci prenatrpanosti / načini smanjenja prenatrpanosti / alternativne sankcije / resocijalizacija
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