Reincidencia, reintegración social y medios de comunicación

Criminal recidivism consists in the repetition of the crime – the same or different - in a given time. Governments have structured social reintegration programs intended to reduce recidivism and turn convicts into socially productive persons. However, enormous resources are needed to reach this goal...

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Main Author: López Sinisterra, Omar O.
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6043560
Source:Lex: Revista de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencia Política de la Universidad Alas Peruanas, ISSN 1991-1734, Vol. 15, Nº. 19, 2017, pags. 433-444
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Summary: Criminal recidivism consists in the repetition of the crime – the same or different - in a given time. Governments have structured social reintegration programs intended to reduce recidivism and turn convicts into socially productive persons. However, enormous resources are needed to reach this goal with the desired success, which does not happen in our countries. Criminality is more than exacerbated when the mass media strengthen its frequency, duration and intensity by communicating crime related news in an impacting manner, and hand in hand with this situation, the harshness of penalties are increased changing criminal laws and leaving aside the programs intended to reintegrate inmates into social life.