Knowledge and violence experience of female prisoners in their past life

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1683-1683
Author(s):  
Z.A.P. Scherer ◽  
E.A. Scherer ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Personal History ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Female Prisoners ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
Past Life ◽  
Education And Employment

IntroductionExposure to violence, particularly physical or sexual abuse, are frequently part of female prisoners’ past personal history.ObjectiveVerify female prisoners’ knowledge on violence and contextualize the violence they experienced, suffered or witnessed before prison.AimsGet to know the perceptions and meanings the female prisoners attributed to violence.MethodExploratory and descriptive study, carried out at the Female Penitentiary of Ribeirão Preto (SP) - Brazil. A semistructured interview was applied to 15 prisoners. The results were submitted to thematic content analysis.ResultsTwo categories were identified. “What violence is”: they recognized interpersonal (intra-family and community) and self-inflicted violence. Regarding the nature, they mentioned physical aggressions, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and negligence. They assess that these practices occur for random and futile motives, with family connivance and complicity. They consider violence a social problem, resulting from inequalities, lack of access to education and employment opportunities. “Violence in past life”: as victims and spectators - physical aggressions (body fight), sexual abuse and mistreatment in interpersonal relations (rejection, depreciation, discrimination, disrespect, intimidation, oppression, exaggerated charge or punishment). As perpetrators of physical aggression, homicides, assaults and drugs traffic, they appoint alcohol and drugs abuse as the main motivator for aggressions and crimes.ConclusionBased on this study, can be suggested the need to construct public policies against violence in primary care, mainly at home, where the violence cycle seems to start.

scholarly journals Freedom-deprived women: social representations of prison, violence, and their consequences

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeyne Alves Pires Scherer ◽  
Edson Arthur Scherer ◽  
Manoel Antonio dos Santos ◽  
Jacqueline de Souza ◽  
Sandra Cristina Pillon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Prison Violence ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Loss Of Contact ◽  
Prison Environment ◽  
Education And Employment

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the social representations that women deprived of their freedom have of imprisonment, violence, and their consequences. Method: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative study with 15 women from a female penitentiary in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Semistructured interview was used. Data submitted to thematic content analysis and interpreted under Social Representations. Results: Categories identified: “Enclosed and abandoned in the prison environment”: loss of contact with relatives, difficulties living in prison, and right to be reinserted into society. “Imprisoned in a cycle of social inequality”: lack of support, access to education and employment opportunities, leading them to engage in new illicit activities and consequent imprisonment. Final considerations: The social representations of prisoners suggest that they perceive themselves to be doubly “imprisoned”, either from the objective point of view, as an individual deprived of freedom; or subjective, as citizens who have their rights disrespected and their possibilities of rehabilitation limited by the prison system.

Female prisoners: Experiences and perceptions on violence in the world behind bars

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1684-1684
Author(s):  
Z.A.P. Scherer ◽  
E.A. Scherer ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Physical Force ◽  
Female Prisoners ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Family Loss ◽  
The Right

IntroductionPrison can be considered an oppressive and limiting institution and, hence, a propitious site for the development of conflicting and hostile relations among prisoners.ObjectiveDescribe female prisoners’ experiences and perceptions regarding violence in the prison environment.AimsGet to know the circumstances of relationships established at a female prison.MethodExploratory and descriptive research, carried out at the Female Penitentiary in Ribeirão Preto (SP) - Brazil. A semistructured interview was applied to 15 female prisoners. The results were submitted to thematic content analysis.ResultsTwo categories were idenitfied. “Perception of violence in prison”: they denounced the power hierarchy form, in which some prisoners and employees used physical force as an instrument for authority and dominion; they also revealed being victim of sexual abuse and psychological mistreatment in interpersonal relations (rejection, depreciation, discrimination, disrespect, intimidation, oppression and charge). “Losses deriving from imprisonment”: they complained of the precarious hygiene conditions, overcrowded cells and difficult access to health services; distancing from the family, loss of comfort and civil rights, particularly the right to do what they want (choosing food, practicing sports and leisure).ConclusionPrison can be considered the representation of a place of exclusion, closed, enclosing multiple violent acts. This directly influences the perspective of life and future interpersonal relations of people going through this experience. Thus, interventions are needed that prioritize high-quality social reintegration for these people.

Exploration of the Impact of the COVID-19 on Girls Education in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-75
Author(s):  
Morakinyo Akintolu ◽  
Ntandokamenzi P. Dlamini ◽  
Tinuola Oladebo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
Past Data ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The Impact

This article explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls education in Nigeria. COVID-19 raises concerns to every nationality and has thus made way to the continent of Africa, therein Nigeria. This pandemic has a significant gendered impact on children, especially girls being out of school. The vast majority of pupils affected by this pandemic are rural girls. Despite the fact that these rural girls from poor backgrounds are already marginalised, the pandemic has highly disadvantaged them in terms of access to education, limited provision of resources and infrastructure to ensure learning is taking place even at home. While some research was found to have been done on COVID-19, none was found specifically on rural girls and education in Nigeria. This paper utilised a secondary research methodology which involved reviewing and interpreting past data to explore the impact of this pandemic on the Nigerian girl child. Among other impacts, peer pressure temptations, sexual abuse, unplanned and unwanted pregnancies, and child exploitation were found to put girls at risk. The researchers were able to suggest possible interventions for the girl child’s education in the post COVID-19 era which include the reviewing of cultural practices and customs, making education fashionable, providing extra classes, establishing programmes and initiatives to empower women, and awareness against gender-based violence. This pandemic has drawn attention to the injustices girls live under; and if these interventions are put into practice, a better life for all can be assured.

The Sexual Abuse of African Nuns

2020 ◽  
pp. 247-268
Author(s):  
Theron N. Ford ◽  
Blanche J. Glimps
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
African Women ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Catholic Faith ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Special Circumstances ◽  
The Impact

Special circumstances seem to engender the practice of sexual abuse of African nuns by African priests. The priesthood is grounded in male dominance, as is the Catholic Church. Followers of the Catholic faith are trained from an early age to be obedient and unquestioning of the priest. That stance is compatible with many sub-Saharan cultures that position males at the society's apex. The role of females in such cultures is to be obedient to males. For African females, daring to become nuns is still a relatively novel decision in some communities. The decision is fraught with incentives and consequences. Among those incentives is gaining access to education. For sub-Saharan African women access to education maybe a steppingstone to becoming a nun. There is an examination of the impact of education gained through the embrace of Catholicism, joining the sisterhood of nuns, juxtaposed to the silent epidemic of sexual violence perpetrated by priests and bishops and the realization that for many African nuns the sisterhood does not provide sanctuary from priest sexual abuse.

scholarly journals “Don’t look down on us!”

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 20-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn Michael Miles ◽  
Olivia Blase ◽  
Katie Clark ◽  
Rachel J. Ding ◽  
Theresa Geyer
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Massage Parlor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Qualitative Understanding ◽  
Baseline Evaluation ◽  
Dependency Structures ◽  
Physical And Sexual Abuse

Purpose Although some research has been done with entertainment workers in KTV bars, little has been done to gain a qualitative understanding of the vulnerabilities of masseuse women. This is due to a prevalent focus on girls under 18 years, thereby excluding most masseuses. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach In total, 98 female participants completed an interview answering both open and closed questions concerning relationships, stigma and discrimination and personal sexual abuse among other topics. Findings This study finds that many women working in the massage parlor industry are vulnerable to various threats, including sexual exploitation and abuse. Dependency structures within the massage parlor as well as with their families seem to play a key role in the life situations that can be positive as well as negative, and in some cases both. Social implications The findings provide a baseline evaluation of the vulnerable conditions of the massage industry for women in Cambodia. Specifically, that stigma, discrimination, physical and sexual abuse, as well as a lack of access to education are all vulnerabilities not commonly covered, especially with adult women working in the entertainment industry. This research has been adapted from the original transcript “Strive, No Matter What” (Miles et al., 2014). Originality/value The paper seeks to understand the reality of life and vulnerabilities as perceived by Phnom Penh’s female masseuses in the lower-priced massage parlors which is largely unknown.

The Erosion of Racial Equality in the Context of Cuba's Dual Economy

2007 ◽  
Vol 49 (03) ◽  
pp. 35-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A Blue
Keyword(s):  
Racial Inequality ◽  
Economic Reforms ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Dual Economy ◽  
The Past ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
State Employment ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
The Impact

AbstractScholars of Cuba have long linked Afro-Cubans' fate to the revolutionary government. As the government's influence on people's daily lives has declined over the past decade, the question arises of whether Afro-Cubans have sustained the gains they achieved in the revolution's first 30 years. This article uses survey data, collected in December 2000 from 334 Cuban families in Havana, to assess the impact of the post-1993 economic reforms on rising racial inequality in Cuba. It asks whether racial inequities occur in accessing dollars through state employment, self-employment, or remittances, and whether educational gains are tied to higher income. Results indicate that the structural means through which racial discrimination was once virtually eliminated through equal access to education and employment, and through which income levels became equalized according to educational level regardless of racial group, has lost its equalizing force in contemporary Cuba.

Differences in Trauma Symptoms and Family Functioning in Intra-and Extrafamilial Sexually Abused Adolescents

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Bal ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Geert Crombez ◽  
Paulette Van Oost
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Type Of Abuse ◽  
Clinically Significant

This study investigated to what extent abuse-related symptoms and family functioning are related to intra- or extrafamilial sexual abuse. One hundred adolescents (12 to 18 years old) were recruited shortly after disclosure of the abuse. Information from the participants was obtained through self-report questionnaires and a semistructured interview. Fifty-three percent of the adolescents reported clinically significant symptoms. Data did not support the idea that intrafamilial sexually abused adolescents report more symptoms than extrafamilial sexually abused adolescents. Type of abuse did not account for the differences and variety of reported symptoms or for differences in family functioning. Family functioning—in particular, lack of cohesion— was an independent contributor to internalizing trauma-related problems.

The health of female prisoners in Indonesia

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 252-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amala Rahmah ◽  
James Blogg ◽  
Nurlan Silitonga ◽  
Muqowimul Aman ◽  
Robert Michael Power
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Access To Treatment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Female Prisoners ◽  
Levels Of Care ◽  
Penal Institutions ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose – Indonesian law provides prisoners with basic rights, including access to education, health care and nutrition. Yet, structural and institutional limitations, notably overcrowding and under-resourcing, prohibits penal institutions from fulfilling these commitments for female prisoners. The purpose of this paper is to explore their health concerns. Design/methodology/approach – Six prisons and one detention centre were researched, comprising: female prisoners (n=69); clinical officers (six); clinic heads (seven); wardens (seven); heads of prisons (seven); and a Directorate representative. Data were collected through observation, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and a semi-structured questionnaire. Raw data were transcribed and analysed thematically, adopting the General Principles of Grounded Theory. Findings – Both “formal” and “informal” health-coping strategies were dependent upon a range of factors which determined access to treatment, medicines and other items procured both inside and outside of the prison, as well as referral services. Informal systems of support existed for women, especially in regard to pregnancy and raising of babies born in detention. Systems that maintain harmony within cell blocks were identified as an important informal coping strategy. Originality/value – This research is important in informing policy and practice. There is a clear need for gender-sensitive legislative frameworks, penal policies and prison rules to ensure women's needs are addressed. The identified coping strategies were considered viable, but do not replace the need for a health system providing women prisoners with levels of care as available in the community, including commensurate budgeting, personnel, access and referral to more specialised external health services.

scholarly journals Memories of the ‘inside’: Prison conditions in South African female correctional facilities

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Abgoola
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
South African ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Female Inmates ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Female Prisoners ◽  
Retrospective View ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Quality Of Food

The inadequate conditions of imprisonment in South African correctional facilities are well known. Health care, sanitation, food provision, access to education and reading materials, and in particular, the overcrowding, of female prisons are considerable challenges faced by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) regarding the incarceration of female prisoners[i]. A retrospective view of the conditions under which female inmates in South African correctional facilities are incarcerated is examined in this paper. Findings indicate that prison conditions in some South African female correctional facilities are poor: health care and sanitation facilities are largely inadequate, the quality of food is poor, little or no reading materials are made available, and recreational facilities are largely absent. These conditions impact negatively on the female prisoners during, and sometimes, after their incarceration.

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