Lukáš Dirga
Biographic Data
| ID | 5945181 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lukáš Dirga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lukáš |
| FAMILY NAME | Dirga |
| SIGNATURE | DIRGA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of West Bohemia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8838-2055 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sociology Behind Bars? Penitentiary Sociology in the Czech Republic
The aim of this paper is to introduce discipline of penitentiary sociology, discuss its forms in the context of the Czech Republic, and answer the question of why sociologists do not participate in everyday practice behind bars of Czech prisons even though they have formal ties with this environment. The findings presented in this paper are based on qualitative research conducted in Czech prisons. The data corpus includes qualitative interviews w…
The prison chaplain as a part of penitentiary care? Transformation of the Czech prison system after the fall of communism
The prison system in the Czech Republic has been carrying out a reform process since the end of the communist regime, and has gone through more than 30 years transformation, based on an effort to become a modern European correctional system. Part of this change is the transformation of pastoral care, which is presented as one of the key pillars of penitentiary (and also post-penitentiary) care in the Czech Republic. This text is focused on the hi…
Prison as a Place of Ambiguous Power Relations
The analysis of various forms of punishment has traditionally been a prominent subject of sociological study. However, most research on the prison system and its impact on individuals has focused on various aspects of inmates' lives. This article focuses on other important subjects in the prison system, ones whose perspective has been largely ignored - prison guards. The first part of this article introduces prison as a medium through which to an…
Prison as a Place of Ambiguous Power Relations
The analysis of various forms of punishment has traditionally been a prominent subject of sociological study. However, most research on the prison system and its impact on individuals has focused on various aspects of inmates' lives. This article focuses on other important subjects in the prison system, ones whose perspective has been largely ignored - prison guards. The first part of this article introduces prison as a medium through which to an…
Prison as a Place of Ambiguous Power Relations
The analysis of various forms of punishment has traditionally been a prominent subject of sociological study. However, most research on the prison system and its impact on individuals has focused on various aspects of inmates' lives. This article focuses on other important subjects in the prison system, ones whose perspective has been largely ignored - prison guards. The first part of this article introduces prison as a medium through which to an…
The prison chaplain as a part of penitentiary care? Transformation of the Czech prison system after the fall of communism
The prison system in the Czech Republic has been carrying out a reform process since the end of the communist regime, and has gone through more than 30 years transformation, based on an effort to become a modern European correctional system. Part of this change is the transformation of pastoral care, which is presented as one of the key pillars of penitentiary (and also post-penitentiary) care in the Czech Republic. This text is focused on the hi…
Sociology Behind Bars? Penitentiary Sociology in the Czech Republic
The aim of this paper is to introduce discipline of penitentiary sociology, discuss its forms in the context of the Czech Republic, and answer the question of why sociologists do not participate in everyday practice behind bars of Czech prisons even though they have formal ties with this environment. The findings presented in this paper are based on qualitative research conducted in Czech prisons. The data corpus includes qualitative interviews w…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Prison (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Czech (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)