Música no processo de reabilitação e ressocialização dos reclusos no Estabelecimento Penitenciário Provincial de Maputo

Abstract

This research focuses on musical practices in the Mozambican penitentiary context. This research was carried out at the Maputo Provincial Penitentiary Establishment, located in the Province of Maputo, due to the fact that it houses the largest number of of the prison population across the country and musical activities are carried out in this penitentiary, where we sought to understand how music is applied in the rehabilitation and resocialization of inmates in that establishment. The conceptual bases of the research were based on authors who address the focal concepts of the research such as music, rehabilitation, resocialization and Penitentiary Establishment. These concepts were based on Kolb 's experiential learning theory , which is a theory that describes how we take in, process information and, finally, apply knowledge through experience, and thus we sought to discuss the application of this theory in a penitentiary context. Methodologically, a qualitative approach was followed, mediated by a case study as a method and materialized by documentary research, participant observation and semi-structured interviews, where two target groups were selected, namely inmates and prison officers assigned to the establishment. For data analysis, descriptive analysis was used, which allowed us to understand how music is applied in the rehabilitation and resocialization of prisoners at EPPM, as well as the identification of constraints that interfere with the effective implementation of the musical activities developed at EP . The results demonstrate that through musical activities, prisoners improve their relationships with each other, develop self-knowledge, self-esteem, repentance and change towards good individual and collective practices, thus contributing to their rehabilitation and resocialization through music. In conclusion, the study made it possible to identify the factors that can contribute to the successful implementation of musical activities within the penitentiary, the policies and strategies so that these activities effectively contribute to the rehabilitation and resocialization of inmates at EPPM