Teistų žmonių gyvensena laisvėje

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Buvę kaliniai; Elgesio nuostatos; Etinis reliatyvizmas; Gyvensena; Marginalios grupės; Recidyvinis nusikalstamumas; Recidyvistai; Attitude of behaviour; Attitudes of behaviour; Ethical relativism; Lifestyle; Marginal groups; Recidivism; Returned convicts.

ENThe social group of returned convicts, though relatively not numerous, belongs to our society, makes part of its structure, and should not be ignored for the mere reason it lives nearby and contrasts its way of life with the interests of society. First and foremost, returned convicts impact the strata they contact with. They disseminate their understanding of norms, involve new people in their activity and decrease society's security. It is possible that this group reflects (to a certain degree) negative tendencies of our society. Large number of persons who are charged with repeated crimes indicates that programmes of resocialization and adaptation to reality in freedom are ineffective; they are developed in a formal way, they do not make influence on many convicts. Crimes and imprisonment are turned to permanent lifestyle for some convicts. The social group of returned convicts makes different subgroups with respect to their lifestyle. Therefore they are to be treated in a different way while planning the means of resocialization. The help of rehabilitation services and nongovernmental organizations would be useful to those subgroups that have not adopted prison subculture. The far-gone lifestyle means certain behavioural attitudes, distinctive approaches to ethic and value of freedom. The more inveterate these things, the less are hopes to fit them to requirements of society. Perhaps only informal efforts of rehabilitation services would be able to make influence on them. As for antagonists of society's coexistence, they can be tolerated only by strong society that is able to defend its weak members. [From the publication]

• Teisė / Law
• Sociologija / Sociology