Abstract
English title: Use of pepper spray in Danish prisons and detention centresThis article discusses the use of pepper spray in Danish prisons and detention centers. Using qualitative interviews with prison officers and inmates as well as reviews of reports from prison officials about their use of pepper spray, the article examines whether the Danish rules and practices fully comply with human rights requirements and recommendations. The article offers insights into the situations in which pepper spray is typically used, where it is used and who it is used against. The article expresses concern about the use of pepper spray particularly in confined spaces and against mentally ill inmates. The authors argue that the use of pepper spray in Danish prisons should be more restrictive and more precisely regulated.
Highlights
This article discusses the use of pepper spray in Danish prisons and detention centers
Using qualitative interviews with prison officers and inmates as well as reviews of reports from prison officials about their use of pepper spray, the article examines whether the Danish rules and practices fully comply with human rights requirements and recommendations
The authors argue that the use of pepper spray in Danish prisons should be more restrictive and more precisely regulated.*
Summary
This article discusses the use of pepper spray in Danish prisons and detention centers. Dommen lægger således også op til, at der skal være et retligt hierarki mellem magtmidlerne, således, at peberspray først anvendes, hvis beskyttelsesdragt, hjelm og skjold – og greb – ikke er egnede magtmidler. FN’s Handicapkonvention er også relevant fordi det følger af den, at personer med handicap, herunder psykisk syge, som frihedsberøves, har ret til tilpasning i rimeligt omfang, så der bliver taget hensyn til deres særlige behov.
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