Djeca čiji su roditelji na izdržavanju kazne zatvora

master's thesis

• Title: Djeca čiji su roditelji na izdržavanju kazne zatvora : perspektiva odrasle djece bivših zatvorenika
• Title (english): Children of incarcerated parents : perspective of adult children of ex-prisoners
• Author: Andreja Šprem
• Mentor: Ivana Borić (mentor)
• Mentor: Anita Jandrić Nišević (sumentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Borić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Anita Jandrić Nišević (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Andrea Ćosić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-09-26, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education/Rehabilitation Sciences

Abstract

Milijuni djece u svijetu svakodnevno odrastaju bez jednog ili oba roditelja jer se oni nalaze na izdržavanju kazne zatvora. Prema procjenama organizacije Children of prisoners Europe na području Europe svaki je dan od roditelja odvojeno 800 000 djece. Odlazak roditelja iz obitelji zbog izvršavanja kazne zatvora ostavlja brojne kratkoročne i dugoročne posljedice na život djeteta. Njihove potrebe i prava godinama su bili zanemareni i neprepoznati zbog čega ih se u literaturi naziva „siročićima pravde“ i „kolateralnim žrtvama“. Tek se posljednjih petnaestak godina primjećuje veći interes javnosti i stručnjaka za ovu skupinu djece. Unatoč tome, malobrojna postojeća istraživanja nisu uspjela do kraja objasniti utjecaj i posljedice roditeljevog izdržavanja kazne zatvora na dijete i obitelj. U literaturi nedostaju znanstvena istraživanja koja u fokusu imaju perspektivu djeteta, a u Hrvatskoj ne postoje istraživanja o ovoj temi u kojima su sudjelovala djeca.
Svrha ovog rada je poboljšati razumijevanje načina života djece bivših zatvorenika. Rad se temelji na pregledu postojećih teorijskih spoznaja i provedenom kvalitativnom istraživanju putem polustrukturiranog intervjua. Sudionici istraživanja su punoljetne osobe čiji je roditelj tijekom djetinjstva bio na izvršavanju kazne zatvora. Formiran je prigodni uzorak metodom snježne grude. Cilj istraživanja bio je stjecanje uvida u doživljaje i iskustva odrastanja djece čiji su roditelji za vrijeme njihovog djetinjstva bili na izdržavanju kazne zatvora. Ispitivali su se utjecaji roditeljevog boravka u zatvoru na obiteljski život i život djeteta, odnos djeteta s roditeljem zatvorenikom i dostupni izvori podrške. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da sudionici iskustvo roditeljevog boravka u zatvoru procjenjuju negativnim. Utvrđen je negativan utjecaj iskustva na svakodnevni obiteljski život i zdravlje članova obitelji. Identificirane su brojne socijalne, ekonomske i emocionalne deprivacije uzrokovane roditeljevim boravkom u zatvoru.
Činjenica da je ovo prvo istraživanje koje se bavi ovom problematikom iz perspektive djeteta u Republici Hrvatskoj govori o društvenom i znanstvenom značaju ovog rada, ali i potrebi da se zaštite prava djece i ovom problemu posveti znatno više pažnje u budućnosti. Temeljem pregleda literature i provedenog istraživanja, na kraju rada oblikovane su preporuke za unapređenje društvenog odgovora na potrebe djece zatvorenika iz socijalno-pedagoškog gledišta.

Abstract (english)

Millions of children around the world grow up every day without one or both parents because they are serving prison sentence. According to the estimates of the Children of Prisoners Europe organization, 800 000 children are separated from their parents every day in Europe. The departure of a parent from the family due to serving a prison sentence leaves numerous short-term and long-term consequences for the child's life. Their needs and rights were neglected and unrecognized for years, which is why they were called "orphans of justice" and "collateral victims" in the literature. Only in the last fifteen years has been noticed a greater interest of the public and experts in this group of children. Despite this, the few existing studies have not been able to fully explain the impact and consequences of parental imprisonment on the child and family. There is a lack of scientific research in the literature that focuses on the child's perspective. In Croatia, there are no studies on this topic in which children participated.
The purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of the lifestyle of children of ex-prisoners. The paper is based on an overview of existing theoretical knowledge and conducted qualitative research through a semi-structured interview. The research participants are adults who have had the experience that their parent was serving a prison sentence during their childhood. An appropriate sample was formed using the snowball method. The goal of the research was to gain insight into the growing up experiences of children whose parents were serving a prison sentence during their childhood. The effects of a parent's stay in prison on family life and the life of the child, the child's relationship with the imprisoned parent and available sources of support were examined. The results of the research showed that the participants evaluated the experience of their parents' stay in prison as negative. The negative impact of the experience on everyday family life and health was determined. Numerous social, economic and emotional deprivations caused by the parent's stay in prison have been identified.
The fact that this is the first research in the Republic of Croatia that deals with this issue from a child's perspective speaks of the social and scientific significance of this work, but also the need to protect children's rights and pay much more attention to this problem in the future. Based on the literature review and the conducted research, at the end of the paper, recommendations for improving the social response to the needs of children of prisoners from a sociopedagogical point of view were formulated.

• Keywords: djeca zatvorenika; prava djece; roditelj zatvorenik
• Keywords (english): children of prisoners; children's rights; parent prisoner
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:896392
• Study programme: Title: Graduate study of Social Pedagogy; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra socijalne pedagogije (magistar/magistra socijalne pedagogije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-11-02 13:12:42