Detainees’ Employment – Indicator Of Social Reintegration

This article shall provide an analysis of the detainees’ employment, as an indicator of their ability to reintegrate into society after release. One of the most acute problems of society is the recidivism, its control and solutions to reduce the crime rate. Over time, work has been considered one of the most concrete methods of re-education, both in prison and after release. In today’s society, work is recognized as human, social, psychological and economic value, being established as a human right along with other fundamental rights. Thus, the purpose of execution of sentences with deprivation of liberty is to prevent the commission of new crimes and forming a correct attitude towards the rule of law, towards the rules of social coexistence and towards work, in order to reintegrate detainees into society. Social policies, programs and projects have been developed in this area, but not being integrated, their effects were not visible or quantified. To this situation is added the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, which places in the background the concern for the category of detainees who have been released and the risk of recidivism that it presents. In this context, against the background of lack of training and qualification, increasing poverty, decreasing the supply of jobs, limiting movement and labor migration in developed areas, an increase in crime and recidivism in the coming years is expected. At present, the educational and therapeutic programs carried out in penitentiaries is no longer in line with social reality, so that criminal strategies and legislation need to be redesigned and viable solutions found for social reintegration of detainees and for preventing the risk of recidivism.