RT Article
T1 When Military Uniforms Change into Prison Uniforms: Military Prison Incarceration Among Ethiopian Soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 50
IS 8
SP 1187
OP 1208
A1 Itzik, Lea
A2 Walsh, Sophie D.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/185275124X
AB In contrast with studies examining the incarceration experience in civil prisons, there is a lack of literature and theory focusing on the military prison incarceration experience. The present retrospective qualitative study explored the experience of 27 Ethiopian-Israelis, an overrepresented population in Israeli military prison, incarcerated during their military service due to desertion offenses. Two main themes developed from the interviews: (a) the military prison as a tool to achieve personal goals and (b) Self-perception as victims of the system. Findings suggest that military prison incarceration may be a different experience to that of civilian incarceration, at times lacking the negative psychological described in literature on civil incarceration. On a theoretical level, results suggest that the incarceration experience may not be universal but, rather, dependent on the social and cultural context and meaning of the incarceration for the individual involved.
K1 Ethiopian immigrants
K1 emerging adult deserters
K1 military incarceration
K1 military criminal justice
DO 10.1177/00938548231174898