Review Article
Vol.11, No 1, 2013 pp. 59-67
UDC 343.614:343.811
SUICIDE IN PRISONS
Jelena Papović, Aleksandar Mihajlović
Faculty of Law, University of Niš, Serbia
E-mail: jpapovic@gmail.com
The paper deals with with the problem of suicide in prisons. The authors first provide a general overview of the social impact of suicide and its consequences. Then, they analyze the factors that lead to committing suicide, with particular reference to the specific factors that induce suicide in penal institutions. Further on, the authors elaborate on the most common methods of committing suicide in prisons and examine some mechanisms for preventing suicide in prisons, primarily considering the active involvement of the formal penitentiary system and the system of monitoring risk groups. The authors also consider the suicide-prevention treatment programs aimed at preventing future suicide attempts in individuals who have already tried to commit suicide. Finally, the authors point out to further action that shall be taken by the state in order to reduce the suicide rate in prisons.
Key words:
suicide, prison, risk groups
SAMOUBISTVO U ZATVORU
U radu je analiziran problem samoubistva u zatvorima. U prvom delu rada prikazan je problem samoubistva u savremenom društvu sa osvrtom na specifičnosti zatvorske sredine. Analizirani su faktori koji doprinose povećenju stope samoubistva i uzroci koji su u većoj meri izraženi u zatvorskoj zajednici. Opisani su najčešći načini izvršenja samoubistva u zatvorima. Posebo mesto u radu posvećeno je mogućim oblicima prevencije samoubistva u zatvorima. U poslednjem delu rada prikazane su slabosti penitencijalnog sistema i napori koje bi država trebalo da uloži kako bi se nivo samoubistava u zatvorima smanjio.
Ključne reči:
samoubistvo, zatvor, rizične grupe.
