Forvaltning av seksualitet blant mannlige innsatte under soning : en kvalitativ undersøkelse med intervju av 5 innsatte i fengsel med høyt sikkerhetsnivå (lukket fengsel)

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative investigation was to identify how inmates manage their sexuality during the atonement. I have also looked at how the possibilities of communication, with sexuality as content, between inmates and staff. Finally, we talked about how the informants think a prison stay among male fellow inmates will affect their sexuality and possibly how their sexuality will be after release. As a theoretical background for the task I looked at WHO’s sexual human rights, as well as the bio-psycho-social model. Sexuality unfolds in the relationship between people. Besides life events and changing social status, as imprisonment, affect sexuality. This in conjunction with being in a total institution and inmate loss list. The project was conducted by interviewing five male inmates in a prison. These have served longer sentences; some even several times in different prisons. This gave the opportunity to also talk about residence and management of several prisons with different levels of security. The survey renders qualitative information as to the management of sexuality and confirmes that what you see as important sexuality coincides largely with the investigations of what the general population considers as motivation for sexuality. Some informants state that prison stays provide some temporary changes in sexuality and thoughts surrounding this. Meanwhile the task also highlight thoughts on some myths that may be associated with inmates and sexuality. Keywords: inmate, sexuality, management, prison