Corrections and crime in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact, prevention and lessons for the future
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Resumo: | This paper analyzes the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on corrections and crime in the southern region of Europe formed by Spain and Portugal. The main mechanisms of transmission of Covid-19 are the physical proximity between people and the fact of sharing eventually infected targets. In prisons and other correctional contexts people live in close proximity and share the same facilities. As a result, the correctional context has proven to be a critical “hot spot” for the transmission of the Covid-19 pandemic in inmates and correctional staff. First, the magnitude of the infection and their associated health and psychosocial problems (prison incidents, social isolation…) are described. Second, the main sanitary, social, and correctional measures applied to prevent contagion and their related damages are presented (lockdown, use of communication technologies with families, etc.). Third, it is analyzed whether there has been a relationship between the confinement caused by the pandemic and the crime rates observed in Spain and Portugal during this same period. Finally, from the impact in corrections of pandemic and the actions taken to fight it, several important lessons are derived for the future improvement of correctional systems. |
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Corrections and crime in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact, prevention and lessons for the futurePrisonsCrimeCOVID-19PreventionEuropeSpainPortugalPandemicAlternatives to incarcerationEarly release mechanismsPrison reformCiências Sociais::PsicologiaSocial SciencesThis paper analyzes the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on corrections and crime in the southern region of Europe formed by Spain and Portugal. The main mechanisms of transmission of Covid-19 are the physical proximity between people and the fact of sharing eventually infected targets. In prisons and other correctional contexts people live in close proximity and share the same facilities. As a result, the correctional context has proven to be a critical “hot spot” for the transmission of the Covid-19 pandemic in inmates and correctional staff. First, the magnitude of the infection and their associated health and psychosocial problems (prison incidents, social isolation…) are described. Second, the main sanitary, social, and correctional measures applied to prevent contagion and their related damages are presented (lockdown, use of communication technologies with families, etc.). Third, it is analyzed whether there has been a relationship between the confinement caused by the pandemic and the crime rates observed in Spain and Portugal during this same period. Finally, from the impact in corrections of pandemic and the actions taken to fight it, several important lessons are derived for the future improvement of correctional systems.RoutledgeUniversidade do MinhoRedondo, SantiagoGonçalves, Rui AbrunhosaNistal, JavierSoler, CarlosMoreira, José SemedoAndrade, JoanaAndrés-Pueyo, Antonio2020-102020-10-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/70012engSantiago Redondo, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Javier Nistal, Carlos Soler, José Semedo Moreira, Joana Andrade & Antonio Andrés-Pueyo (2020) Corrections and Crime in Spain and Portugal during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Impact, Prevention and Lessons for the Future, Victims & Offenders, 15:7-8, 1156-1185, DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2020.18271081556-48861556-499110.1080/15564886.2020.1827108https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15564886.2020.1827108info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:40:39Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/70012Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:37:30.512311Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Corrections and crime in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact, prevention and lessons for the future |
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Corrections and crime in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact, prevention and lessons for the future |
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Corrections and crime in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact, prevention and lessons for the future Redondo, Santiago Prisons Crime COVID-19 Prevention Europe Spain Portugal Pandemic Alternatives to incarceration Early release mechanisms Prison reform Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences |
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Corrections and crime in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact, prevention and lessons for the future |
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Corrections and crime in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact, prevention and lessons for the future |
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Corrections and crime in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact, prevention and lessons for the future |
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Corrections and crime in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact, prevention and lessons for the future |
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Corrections and crime in Spain and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact, prevention and lessons for the future |
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Redondo, Santiago |
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Redondo, Santiago Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa Nistal, Javier Soler, Carlos Moreira, José Semedo Andrade, Joana Andrés-Pueyo, Antonio |
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Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa Nistal, Javier Soler, Carlos Moreira, José Semedo Andrade, Joana Andrés-Pueyo, Antonio |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Redondo, Santiago Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa Nistal, Javier Soler, Carlos Moreira, José Semedo Andrade, Joana Andrés-Pueyo, Antonio |
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Prisons Crime COVID-19 Prevention Europe Spain Portugal Pandemic Alternatives to incarceration Early release mechanisms Prison reform Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences |
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Prisons Crime COVID-19 Prevention Europe Spain Portugal Pandemic Alternatives to incarceration Early release mechanisms Prison reform Ciências Sociais::Psicologia Social Sciences |
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This paper analyzes the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on corrections and crime in the southern region of Europe formed by Spain and Portugal. The main mechanisms of transmission of Covid-19 are the physical proximity between people and the fact of sharing eventually infected targets. In prisons and other correctional contexts people live in close proximity and share the same facilities. As a result, the correctional context has proven to be a critical “hot spot” for the transmission of the Covid-19 pandemic in inmates and correctional staff. First, the magnitude of the infection and their associated health and psychosocial problems (prison incidents, social isolation…) are described. Second, the main sanitary, social, and correctional measures applied to prevent contagion and their related damages are presented (lockdown, use of communication technologies with families, etc.). Third, it is analyzed whether there has been a relationship between the confinement caused by the pandemic and the crime rates observed in Spain and Portugal during this same period. Finally, from the impact in corrections of pandemic and the actions taken to fight it, several important lessons are derived for the future improvement of correctional systems. |
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Santiago Redondo, Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Javier Nistal, Carlos Soler, José Semedo Moreira, Joana Andrade & Antonio Andrés-Pueyo (2020) Corrections and Crime in Spain and Portugal during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Impact, Prevention and Lessons for the Future, Victims & Offenders, 15:7-8, 1156-1185, DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2020.1827108 1556-4886 1556-4991 10.1080/15564886.2020.1827108 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15564886.2020.1827108 |
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