High rates of incarceration due to drug trafficking in the last decade in southern Brazil

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datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationTrends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Vol. 42, N° 2, 153-160, 2020
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.1590/2237-6089-2019-0061
datacite.creatorOrnell, Felipe
datacite.creatorSordi Stock, Bárbara
datacite.creatorScherer, Juliana Nichterwitz
datacite.creatorOrnell, Rafaela
datacite.creatorLigabue, Karina Proença
datacite.creatorNarvaez, Joana Corrêa de Magalhães
datacite.creatorDalbosco, Carla
datacite.creatorDotta, Renata Maria
datacite.creatorde Borba Telles, Lisieux
datacite.creatorPechansky, Flavio
datacite.creatorvon Diemen, Lisia
datacite.creatorPaim Kessler, Felix
datacite.date2020
datacite.subjectSalud pública
datacite.subjectPrisión
datacite.subjectNarcotráfico
datacite.subjectMujeres
datacite.subject.englishPublic health
datacite.subject.englishPrison
datacite.subject.englishDrug trafficking
datacite.subject.englishWomen
datacite.titleHigh rates of incarceration due to drug trafficking in the last decade in southern Brazil
dc.coverageBrasil
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-30T17:04:13Z
dc.date.available2021-04-30T17:04:13Z
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Drug-related crimes, especially drug trafficking, account for a large part of incarcerations not only in Brazil, but also worldwide. It is not clear whether the change in the drug law has contributed to the increase in the number of drug trafficking prisoners. Few studies have investigated gender differences and the growth of drug trafficking offenses in the Brazilian southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Objective: To investigate the growth of the prison population in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, emphasizing incarcerations for drug trafficking and gender differences. Method: This was an ecological study using secondary data collected from official databases of the Brazilian National Penitentiary Department (Departamento Penitenciário [DEPEN]), affiliated with the Brazilian Ministry of Justice. Results: Between 2006 and 2015, incarcerations increased by 27% (25% men, 83% women). Incarcerations for drug trafficking accounted for 11% of total arrests in 2006 (11% men, 20% women) and 45% in 2015 (47% men, 91% women), corresponding to an increase of 427% (415% among men, 723% among women). Conclusions: Imprisonment for drug trafficking has increased considerably, especially among women. This may be due to factors such as: increase of drug trafficking, increase in the numbers of gangs in the state, and changes in the Brazilian drug law. These results highlight an emerging challenge in public health from the perspective of human rights and gender.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/3898
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
dc.sourceTrends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Brasil)
oaire.resourceTypeArtículo de Revista
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uct.catalogadorWOS
uct.catalogadorbmc
uct.comunidadCiencias Sociales
uct.facultadFacultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades
uct.indizacionSCIELO
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