Policy Approach: The economic cost of incarceration in the state of Paraná

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-6622.2022.58.12381

Keywords:

Drugs, Human Rights, Imprisoned Youth, Criminal Policy

Abstract

The article discusses the economic costs of criminal drug policy and its consequent increase in Brazilian incarceration. For this, it develops the study based on data from the state of Paraná. The theme is relevant because the issue requires the attention of government authorities, researchers and society in the search for results to minimize the effects of policies that result in the expansion of public and private spending and the increase in the sense of fear and urban insecurity. The article suggests, based on bibliographic research, empirical observation and professional experience, using the hypothetical-deductive method, that actions aimed at reducing crime, coordinated only through public security agencies, are palliative and lack effectiveness, especially regarding crime derived from drug use and trafficking. It concludes that overcoming the problem depends on changing the punitive paradigm that orbits around penalizing socio-legal practices, and prioritizing decriminalizing political-institutional alternatives that aim at the peaceful, restorative and non-incarcerative resolution of drug-related problems.

Author Biographies

Murilo Basso, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR)

Mestre em Direitos Humanos e Políticas Públicas na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR). Especialista em Filosofia e Direitos Humanos pela PUCPR Especialista em Relações Internacionais e Diplomacia pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. (Unisinos). Graduado em Comunicação Social pela PUCPR.

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6284114556515177

E-mail: mbasso89@gmail.com

Cezar Bueno de Lima, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR)

Doutor em Ciências Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUCSP). Professor do curso de graduação em Ciências Sociais e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Direitos Humanos e Políticas Públicas (Mestrado) da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), campus Curitiba. Professor convidado do Programa de Doutorado em Humanidades da Universidade Católica de Moçambique. Autor do livro “Jovens em Conflito com a lei: liberdade assistida e vidas interrompidas”.  Coautor do livro “Juventude, Violência, Cidadania e Políticas Públicas em Curitiba e Região Metropolitana”, publicado pelo Núcleo de Pesquisa do Instituto de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos/IDDEHA-PR e autor de diversos artigos em revistas científicas.

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8475304866655739

Email: c.bueno@pucpr.br

Maurício Luciano Fogaça, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR)

Mestre em Direitos Humanos e Políticas Públicas pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR). Especialista em Ciências Penais pela PUCPR. Graduado em Direito pela PUCPR. Docente nos cursos de formação da Polícia Militar nas matérias de Legislação Penal Especial, Direito Penal e Processo Penal.

Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1452628714956824

E-mail: mlfogaca@hotmail.com

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Published

2022-11-14

How to Cite

Basso, M., Bueno de Lima, C., & Fogaça, M. L. (2022). Policy Approach: The economic cost of incarceration in the state of Paraná. Revista Direito Em Debate, 31(58), e12381. https://doi.org/10.21527/2176-6622.2022.58.12381

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Vol. 31 No. 58 (2022): Revista Direito em Debate

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