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The challanges in considering a role of education in penitentiary system in the Republic of Croatia

The education of prisoners in the penal system is regulated by numerous international documents, and in Croatia is prescribed by Act on the Execution of the Prison Sentence, which stipulates that every prisoner has the right to education. The aim of this research is to provide an overview of the relevant literature on adult offenders, analysing the extent, structure and dynamics of criminality in the past decade (2013-2021) in Croatia, and to determine how the educational system in penal institutions in Croatia needs to be expanded with the spectrum of available educational programs which will be conducted by experts. Furthermore, the research addresses the motivation of prisoners to attend educational programs, enabling them to access higher levels of education and consequently after release take a part in society as a good citizen. The empirical analysis is based on secondary data obtained from the database of registered criminal offenses led by the State Attroney’s Office, Croatian Bureau of Statistics and reports of the Ministry of Justice in the observed period. The authors analyzed data relating to the prisoners including several criteria: the level of education, type of criminal offense committed, imposed penalties, in order to identify trends and patterns of crime in the observed period. The method applied during this research was the descriptive-comparative method. The authors conclude that this topic is underrepresented in the existing literature, whereas the current educational programs do not fulfill its primary goal i.e. special prevention as the main purpose of the punishment.

imprisonment, eduaction of prisoners, scope and structure of criminality, educational programs, rehabilitation, Croatia

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