PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF A SHORT TERM IMPRISONMENT

Beseda stres je verjetno ena izmed najbolj uporabljenih besed sodobnega časa. Večina ljudi verjetno pojem stresa dojema v slabem kontekstu, kot nekaj, kar nam lahko škoduje, nas prizadene in lahko ovira naše vsakdanje življenje. Praktično ni dneva, ko ne bi nekje zasledili izraza »stres« ali opisa »stresno«, saj za vsakdanje študijske oziroma službene pa tudi družinske obveznosti pogosto namenjamo veliko časa ter energije, pravzaprav nam je dan pogosto »prekratek« za vse opravke, ki jih bi radi vanj strnili. V sklopu magistrske naloge bom torej preučila pojem stres, njegove pojavne oblike ter predstavila nekatere stresne motnje. Predstavila bom tudi pojem zapora, njegov namen in potencialne psihološke posledice njegovega kratkoročnega izvajanja. V nadaljevanju bom predstavila ukrep nadomestnega (prej uklonilnega zapora) ter ugotavljala psihološki vidik prestajanja uklonilnega zapora. Prav tako bom predstavila rezultat raziskave, opravljene v 2. letniku podiplomskega študija, na temo seznanjenosti in psiholoških reakcij na potencialni nastop uklonilnega zapora. V sklopu opravljanja obvezne študentske prakse v 3. letniku dodiplomskega študija, ki sem jo opravila v Zavodu za prestajanje zaporne kazni Koper, oddelek Nova Gorica, sem se prvič seznanila z izrazom uklonilni (zdaj nadomestni) zapor. Sam ukrep se mi že od začetka ni zdel logično niti učinkovito sredstvo pri izterjavi glob prekrškarjev. Poleg neučinkovitosti samega ukrepa me zanima, kakšen psihološki vpliv ima oziroma lahko pusti omenjeni ukrep na posamezniku na prestajanju le – tega. V ta namen bom opravila intervju s psihologi in sociologi, zaposlenimi v Zavodih za prestajanje kazni zapora po Sloveniji. Opravila bom primerjavo njihovih strokovnih mnenj, katere rezultat bom objavila v empiričnem delu.The word stress is probably one of the most frequently used expressions of modern times. The majority of people perceive the word in an unpleasant context, as something that may harm us, hurt us and could interfere with our daily lives. Noticing the word stress or stressful has almost become an everyday routine since we spend a great amount of time and energy for our study, work or family related responsibilities that the day often becomes too short to complete everything. In my master’s thesis I will, therefore, examine the concept of stress and its manifestations, along with presenting some stress disorders. I will also present the concept of prison, its purpose and potential psychological consequences of its short-term implementation. Moreover, I will present an alternate measure (formerly known as the compliance detention) and identify the psychological aspect of serving it. In addition, I will display the results of a research, which was performed in my 2nd year of the post-graduate programme, on awareness and psychological reactions to the potential serving of the compliance detention. Performing my compulsory student practice in the 3rd year of the post-graduate programme, which I carried out in Koper Prison – Nova Gorica Department, I noted the expression compliance detention (today known as alternate) for the first time. Since the beginning I have not found the measure logical nor effective means to collect traffic fines. In addition to the inefficiency of the measure itself, I am also interested in the psychological impact on the individual serving this form of detention. Owing to this, I will conduct interviews with psychologists and sociologists employed in prisons in Slovenia. I will compare their expert opinions and present the results in the empirical part of the thesis