The futility and necessity of human rights in an era of carceral hyperinflation
The prison is linked to a multiplicity of social institutions and forces, including struggles inside the state. The notion of human rights is typically invoked by educated elites with a stake in applying supportive social treatment (the feminine Left hand of the state) in opposition to rival agencie...
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| Medienart: | Druck Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2021
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Carceral communities in Latin America
Jahr: 2021, Seiten: 233-245 |
| Verfügbarkeit prüfen: | HBZ Gateway |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The prison is linked to a multiplicity of social institutions and forces, including struggles inside the state. The notion of human rights is typically invoked by educated elites with a stake in applying supportive social treatment (the feminine Left hand of the state) in opposition to rival agencies who purport to resolve social problems through disciplinary sanctions (the masculine Right hand). Human rights discourses veil the catastrophic conditions of mass detention in Latin America. Yet, they also serve a guide and goad. Practical steps Chilean authorities should put into practice include reducing the use of prison and prison overcrowding, improving physical conditions and integrating public services, elevating the status and quality of prison staff, and moving responsibility for prison to the Ministry of Social Development. |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 244-245 |
| ISBN: | 9783030614980 |
