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Atitudes em relação a delinquentes no corpo da guarda prisional
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Os elementos do Corpo da Guarda Prisional assumem um papel de relevo no
processo de reabilitação e reinserção da população reclusa. Torna-se, portanto,
imperativo que não adotem atitudes negativas em relação à mesma que possam enviesar
e comprometer o desempenho das suas funções.
O presente estudo procurou, assim, conhecer as atitudes destes/as profissionais
em relação a delinquentes e averiguar em que medida estas são influenciadas por
variáveis de natureza sociodemográfica e psicológica, esperando que a informação
recolhida pudesse contribuir para a identificação de lacunas no seu processo de
recrutamento e formação.
Para tal, foi administrado um questionário sociodemográfico, a Escala de
Atitudes em relação aos Delinquentes (EARD) e a Escala de Empatia Básica versão
breve adaptada (BES-A) a uma amostra de 109 guardas prisionais de todo o país.
Os resultados revelaram que os/as guardas prisionais apresentaram, em média,
atitudes menos positivas em relação a delinquentes do que amostras semelhantes de
estudos anteriores. Foram também encontradas diferenças nas suas atitudes ao nível dos
anos de serviço e posicionamento político, bem como uma correlação estatisticamente
significativa entre estas e a idade dos/as participantes. No entanto, ao contrário do
esperado, nem a escolaridade nem a empatia demonstraram ter uma influência
significativa nas atitudes em relação a delinquentes.
Por fim, estes resultados foram interpretados em função do estado da arte e de
possíveis implicações práticas, sendo salientada a importância de introduzir uma
componente psicossocial na formação inicial e contínua de guardas prisionais.
ABSTRACT: Prison officers take a leadership role on the social rehabilitation process of offenders. It is therefore imperative that they do not adopt negative attitudes towards them that could bias their behavior and compromise the performance of their duties. The present study aimed to explore these professionals' attitudes towards offenders and the extent to which they are influenced by sociodemographic and psychological variables, in the hope that the information gathered could help identify existing gaps in their recruitment and training process. To this end, a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Attitude Scale towards Ofenders (ATO) and the brief version of Basic Empathy Scale (BES-A) were administered to a sample of 109 prison officers from across the country. The results showed that prison officers had, on average, less positive attitudes towards offenders than similar samples from previous studies. Differences were also found in their attitudes in terms of years of service and political stance, as well as a statistically significant correlation between these and the age of the participants. However, contrary to our expectations, neither education nor empathy proved to have a significant influence on attitudes towards offenders. Finally, these results were interpreted according to the literature and possible practical implications, highlighting the importance of introducing a psychosocial component into the initial and ongoing training of these professionals.
ABSTRACT: Prison officers take a leadership role on the social rehabilitation process of offenders. It is therefore imperative that they do not adopt negative attitudes towards them that could bias their behavior and compromise the performance of their duties. The present study aimed to explore these professionals' attitudes towards offenders and the extent to which they are influenced by sociodemographic and psychological variables, in the hope that the information gathered could help identify existing gaps in their recruitment and training process. To this end, a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Attitude Scale towards Ofenders (ATO) and the brief version of Basic Empathy Scale (BES-A) were administered to a sample of 109 prison officers from across the country. The results showed that prison officers had, on average, less positive attitudes towards offenders than similar samples from previous studies. Differences were also found in their attitudes in terms of years of service and political stance, as well as a statistically significant correlation between these and the age of the participants. However, contrary to our expectations, neither education nor empathy proved to have a significant influence on attitudes towards offenders. Finally, these results were interpreted according to the literature and possible practical implications, highlighting the importance of introducing a psychosocial component into the initial and ongoing training of these professionals.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no Ispa – Instituto
Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na
especialidade de Psicologia Forense.
Keywords
Atitudes Delinquentes Guardas prisionais Offenders Attitudes Prison officers