Abstract
In contrast with studies examining the incarceration experience in civil prisons, there is a lack of literature and theory focusing on the military prison incarceration experience. The present retrospective qualitative study explored the experience of 27 Ethiopian-Israelis, an overrepresented population in Israeli military prison, incarcerated during their military service due to desertion offenses. Two main themes developed from the interviews: (a) the military prison as a tool to achieve personal goals and (b) Self-perception as victims of the system. Findings suggest that military prison incarceration may be a different experience to that of civilian incarceration, at times lacking the negative psychological described in literature on civil incarceration. On a theoretical level, results suggest that the incarceration experience may not be universal but, rather, dependent on the social and cultural context and meaning of the incarceration for the individual involved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1187-1208 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Criminal Justice and Behavior |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology.
Keywords
- Ethiopian immigrants
- emerging adult deserters
- military criminal justice
- military incarceration