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When we talk about ways into criminality, we are also often dealing with “ways into prison.” Prison constitutes a more or less stable context in the lives of criminals. Many spend years behind bars, and some return again and again to serve shorter or longer sentences. These framework conditions can affect the mental condition of the inmates, with consequences for what they want to tell, or hold back from, the researcher.
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As of May 22, 2006—during the data collection period—there was a total of 3,253 inmates in Norwegian prisons, and 18 % of these were foreign citizens, from 75 different countries. In just over five years the number of foreigners in Norwegian prisons increased from 332 in the fall of 2000 to 585 in May 2006. Counting the cases where one or both parents are from another country, the number of inmates with immigrant background in the prisons will be much greater, but how much we do not know exactly because only citizenship is recorded, not parents’ country of origin.
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Prison Population Brief. England and Wales: March 2002. John Simes and Karl Chads. Home Office. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/prismar02.pdf.
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Danmarks Statistik (2004) http://www.dst.dk/homedk/TilSalg/abonnementer/StE/emneopdelt.aspx?si=23&msi=5.
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In 2012 the percentage of foreigners in Norwegian prisons was up to 32 %. The percentage has doubled since 2006. Compared with other Nordic countries, Norway has surged. In Sweden the share is about 27 % of 6,500 inmates. In Denmark the share is 21 %. Source: Ragnar Kristoffersen at Kriminalomsorgens utdanningssenter (Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy, KRUS). http://www.bt.no/nyheter/innenfriks/Utlendinger-fyller-fengslene-2665214.html.
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European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: Preliminary observations made by the delegation of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (DPT) which visited Norway from October 3–10, 2005.
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This is a holy man in the Sufi Muslim tradition. He does social work for his followers, tries to heal and give advice on the spiritual and practical planes.
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This is correspondingly a sufi pir. He is called marabout in some Muslim countries, and sheikh.
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This is a religious school where one learns about Islam.
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Nyt fra Kriminalforsorgen no. 3–2002.
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Jyllands-Posten: published April 26, 2007 18:01.
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Lien, IL. (2014). Prison as Context. In: Pathways to Gang Involvement and Drug Distribution. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01664-1_2
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