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‘…Even correctional institutions are not safe’: A qualitative study of campus secret cults/cultism among selected inmates in a custodial centre
International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice ( IF 1.250 ) Pub Date : 2021-11-05 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2021.100509
Macpherson Uchenna Nnam 1 , Emeka J. Owan 2 , Mary Sorochi Otu 3 , Groupson-Paul Okechukwu 4 , Mary Juachi Eteng 5 , Peter Offu 4 , Cletus Onyema Obasi 6
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The violent crime of campus cultism is widespread in Nigeria and hence has attracted increasing policy attention and scholarly works. However, much of the literature has focused on cultists (perpetrators of cultism) in the free world—cultism among prison inmates has been largely underexplored. Therefore, this study uniquely examined the importation and subsistence of cults/cultism in Abakaliki custodial centre, Nigeria. Following a cross-sectional research design, snowballing and purposive sampling techniques were used to recruit 24 cultists, who participated in the in-depth oral interviews. Findings revealed that the campus secret cult tradition has crept into the correctional institution, where is perpetrated and perpetuated to attenuate the ‘pains of imprisonment’ and for survival (coping strategies) and adaptation (adjustment patterns). The problem has serious implications for prison security and reforms by frustrating treatment efforts. There is persistent desocialisation, manipulation and brainwashing of inmates through social contamination and learning of criminal thought patterns and hazing. Most of the activities of cultists are deeply shrouded in secrecy and regular use of argots (criminal jargons/slangs/coded languages) is widespread. The goal is to beat security and uphold group solidary, identity and proselytisation at all time and location, regardless of the associated risks and threats. Obtaining firsthand information in order to gain deeper insights into the modus operandi of cultists in the prison system promises a successful reformation of inmates and their reestablishment/reintegration upon release, which adds to increase custodial and public safety.



中文翻译:

“......即使是惩教机构也不安全”:对拘留中心选定囚犯中校园秘密邪教/邪教的定性研究

校园邪教的暴力犯罪在尼日利亚普遍存在,因此引起了越来越多的政策关注和学术著作。然而,大部分文献都集中在自由世界中的邪教徒(邪教的肇事者)——监狱囚犯中的邪教在很大程度上未被充分探索。因此,本研究对尼日利亚阿巴卡利基监管中心的邪教/邪教的输入和存在进行了独特的调查。按照横断面研究设计,滚雪球和有目的的抽样技术被用来招募 24 名邪教徒,他们参加了深入的口头访谈。调查结果显示,校园秘密邪教传统已经悄悄进入惩教机构,在那里被实施和延续以减轻“监禁的痛苦”以及生存(应对策略)和适应(调整模式)。这个问题通过令人沮丧的治疗工作对监狱安全和改革产生了严重影响。通过社会污染和学习犯罪思维模式和欺凌,对囚犯进行持续的去社会化、操纵和洗脑。大多数邪教徒的活动都被深深地笼罩在秘密之中,并且经常使用 argets(犯罪行话/俚语/编码语言)很普遍。目标是在任何时间和地点击败安全并维护群体团结、身份认同和传教,而不考虑相关的风险和威胁。获得第一手信息以便更深入地了解监狱系统中的邪教分子的作案方式,有望成功改造囚犯并在释放后重新安置/重新融入社会,从而增加羁押和公共安全。

更新日期:2021-11-05
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