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- Bruhn, Anders, 1953-, et al.
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The prison officer's dilemma : professional representations among Swedish prison officers
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Ingår i: Les Dossiers des sciences de l'education. - Toulouse : Les Presses Universitaires du Mirail. - 1296-2104. ; 23:1, s. 77-93
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The article is based on a study of Swedish prison officers. We analyse two types of professional representations, that is, their collectively evolved knowledge. A point of departure is the existence of sub-cultural gaps between different groups of officers. Society’s contradictory aims with the prison system lead to a permanent dilemma in prison work between security and rehabilitation. This dilemma becomes evident in the professional representations studied. However, there are also some differences in relation to different sub-cultural belongings. In our analysis of how prison officers deal with the dilemma in everyday practice we develop three ideal types - the frustrated, the rigid and the flexible one.
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