PENAS ALTERNATIVAS: DIMENSÕES SÓCIO-EDUCATIVAS ALTERNATIVE PENALTIES: SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL DIMENSIONS
Nowadays it is known that keeping in prison offenders who do not represent a real threat to society is extremely unadvisable because, during their confinement, they are more likely to become dangerous individuals. Alternative forms of punishment are not created only to drastically change the penal system, but rather represent an improvement of its structure. Bearing in mind the construction of citizenship, this study aims to analyze how such alternative penalties have contributed to a greater participation of ex-convicts in society and an experiencing of new educational programs, as well as an assessment of their own attitudes and values. This text, which is part of the research for a Master’s degree thesis, presents considerations on characteristics of the capitalist society, on the history of penal sanctions, on alternative sanctions, on Special Criminal Courts, and on the Pro Ex-Convict Program/ UEPG-PR.