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Regler och normer i fängelser: ur ett utifrånperspektiv

Nilsson, Pernilla (2008)
Department of Sociology of Law
Abstract
The purpose with this study was to investigate the rules and norms there is in a prison. The rules in a meaning of the one that the prison have that the interns must follow and the norms and values. This study is from an outside perspective, which is in this case between the prison warders and the interns and the relation between the interns. The essay is based on nine interviews with prison warders from four different prisons in south of Sweden. Habermas theory about systems and lifeworld and prior research by Donald Clemmer and Ricard Nilssons B-essay in law of sociology is used to support the results. The results from this study shows that correctional system is built and controlled by many different norms and values. It also shows that... (More)
The purpose with this study was to investigate the rules and norms there is in a prison. The rules in a meaning of the one that the prison have that the interns must follow and the norms and values. This study is from an outside perspective, which is in this case between the prison warders and the interns and the relation between the interns. The essay is based on nine interviews with prison warders from four different prisons in south of Sweden. Habermas theory about systems and lifeworld and prior research by Donald Clemmer and Ricard Nilssons B-essay in law of sociology is used to support the results. The results from this study shows that correctional system is built and controlled by many different norms and values. It also shows that it exists norms and values between the interns and that the interns give raise to new subgroups where new norms and value appears. Many of these unspoken norms and values shows and create the hierarchy there is among the interns. (Less)
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author
Nilsson, Pernilla
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
kriminalvård, fängelse, regler, normer, system och livsvärld, Criminology, Kriminologi, Sociology, Sociologi
language
Swedish
id
1317497
date added to LUP
2008-02-04 00:00:00
date last changed
2008-02-04 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{The purpose with this study was to investigate the rules and norms there is in a prison. The rules in a meaning of the one that the prison have that the interns must follow and the norms and values. This study is from an outside perspective, which is in this case between the prison warders and the interns and the relation between the interns. The essay is based on nine interviews with prison warders from four different prisons in south of Sweden. Habermas theory about systems and lifeworld and prior research by Donald Clemmer and Ricard Nilssons B-essay in law of sociology is used to support the results. The results from this study shows that correctional system is built and controlled by many different norms and values. It also shows that it exists norms and values between the interns and that the interns give raise to new subgroups where new norms and value appears. Many of these unspoken norms and values shows and create the hierarchy there is among the interns.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Pernilla}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Regler och normer i fängelser: ur ett utifrånperspektiv}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}