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It is reported that the thesis section is available, to publish abstracts of postgraduate theses in the disciplinary field. Who submits your thesis, must present the title, abstract, key words (include Occupational Therapy), and a summary of 2 to 3 pages of your thesis. And `present it in Spanish, English and / or Portuguese.
“Meanings associated to criminal activities” in men who are deprived of their liberty, in Centro de Detención Preventiva Santiago Sur
Abstract
The following Seminar is orientated to understand the meanings that people outside the law give to their own criminal activities, primarily stealing, through the identification and connection between the emerging issues and the theoretical constructs made through this study. The identification and understanding of this topic is developed focusing on Occupational Therapy general views.
To develop this qualitative research, the project takes place in Centro de Detención Preventiva ( Preventive detention center) Santiago Sur, Chile, with men between the ages of 27 and 35 years old, which are convicted for robbery. The information was collected from five semi-structured interviews, and analyzed with the Grounded Theory. This allows the review of emerging phenomena and compares them with the theoretical approach.
The results indicate that the meanings related to stealing are correlated with different phenomena, like: psychosocial risk factors, criminal initiation and the influence of being part of social networks, exploratory behavior, psychosocial development, symbolic interaction and meaningful map, personal identity, premeditated action and motivation for stealing, self-concept and self-efficiency.
After discovering and understanding the phenomena from the participant's point of view, it is clear to see two different ways for understanding the act of stealing, which differ from the meaning that the person gives to the act. On one hand, they see themselves as thieves and participate with the role. And on the other, they do not see themselves as thieves, they find an identity with the job, becoming the main activity in their lives.
The analysis and results of the meanings associated to the act of robbery can be interesting for Occupational Therapy. This research includes key elements for this discipline and its development, including the motivation and personal subjectivity, bounds, relationships and the context for their development, making all together the meanings of each person.
