População no sistema prisional português: evolução e tendências entre 2000 e 2017

Translated title of the contribution: Prison Population in Portugal: Evolution and Trends between 2000 and 2017

Maria João Leote De Carvalho, Sílvia Gomes, Vera Duarte, Raquel Oliveira

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Abstract

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 contributionPrison Population in Portugal: Evolution and Trends between 2000 and 2017
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)115-142
Number of pages28
JournalRevista Critica de Ciencias Sociais
Issue number127
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Penal Law
  • Portuguese prison system
  • deprivation of liberty
  • young adults

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences

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