SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LIFE OF SMALL GROUPS OF PRISONERS IN IMPRISONMENT PLACES (ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE PENITENTIARY DEPARTMENT)
Pisarev O.M.
Tomsk IPKR of the FPS of Russia (Tomsk, Russia), chief of the Department of Staff, Social, Psychological and Educational Work, candidate of psychology, associate Professor.
Аnnotation:
In the context of the problem of studying the features of life in the penitentiary society, the results of a survey of the staff of the penal enforcement system on the origin and functioning of small groups of prisoners in places of deprivation of liberty are presented. It is noted the specificity of the formation and dynamics of development of small groups of convicts, which is due to a number of factors, including characteristics of the conditions of serving criminal punishment, the prevailing mood of convicts, the General psychological atmosphere in prison, the influence of informal leaders of the prison society. The results of the survey showed that the majority of employees working with convicts are aware of the presence of small groups in the institution, both positive and negative. At the same time, a significant part of the staff does not have the required amount of information that is necessary for effective influence on prisoners who are part of informal groups. A set of measures of psychological, educational, regime and operational nature aimed at neutralizing informal groups of convicts, as well as their leaders, is proposed. The author States that it is necessary to further study the penitentiary society in order to develop the necessary skills and skills of competent and effective influence on small groups of convicts among the staff of penitentiary institutions.
Keywords:
penitentiary society; microenvironment of convicts; small group; informal leader; subculture; normative-value system; intergroup relations; preventive work
