Submission spiritLisbon Immigrant's Justice

Perceptions

António Pedro Dores, http://iscte.pt/~apad,

Octobre 2007

Socio-criminal Thesis• Cf. Robert K. Merton, "Estrutura social e Anomia" em Sociologia - Teoria e Estrutura,

São Paulo, Mestre Jou, 1970, pp. 203-233

CrimeLack of social and economic resources

Historical and Political Thesis• Woodiwiss, Michael (2005) Gangster Capitalism: The United States and the Global Rise of

Organized Crime, London, Constable.

CrimeLack of social and

economic resources

Social dynamics

• To study institutions (as prisons) is relevant, even it can be tricky if one do not face ideological and disciplinary bias.

ex: who are the criminals, what is socially relevant on crime?

the condemn actions (sociological choice) or those in power who fail to conform the

spirit of the law (historian choice)?

Analytical Space• Against the clock (social thesis)

• Vertical authority (historical thesis)

Visceral Plan

Socio-economic

PlanNormative Plan

Tertiary Socialization

“Crime”

Secondary Socialization

“Delinquency”

Primary Socialization

“domestic violence”

Private plans

Study about feelings on Justice by non nationals in Lisbon

Experience:

a) Interviewing (family individual)

b) Biographical study on condemn people

c) Workshop on fear

Empirical Conclusions

• The presence of the interviewer causes fear

• The answers about what is justice are well informed

• Positive image of Portuguese justice compare images of justice in their different home lands

• Very difficult to discuss cases, any cases, and to talk about family

Submission spirit

• Social secrets respect (fear)

• Cooperative and informed mind

• Moral resilience to abuse, violence and trauma

• Social capacity of production (secrets, labour, sacrificial stigma )