Unidades Penitenciarias:

libertad como capital en juego, Trabajo Social y regulaciones de la actividad social humana

Abstract

This analysis is nourished by three big thematic axes. When Penitentiary Units are thought of as Field and their structure and dynamics is considered, we reflect upon the field properties, the struggle for the capital at stake and the habitus functions, and freedom as the capital over dispute in the Penal Field. On this basis we articulate key concepts and categories, in the framework of the cross cutting program laid across the Penitentiary Service social politics. Regarding the dynamics of Penitentiary Institutions and the professional role of Social Work we analyze institutional objectives of Penal Units, which frame professional work. It cannot be left aside, here, at the assistance level, the presence of anguish, professional tools like the word and listening skills and the crucial role played by interdisciplinary work. To do this we considered the intervention area analysis of our pre- professional working practice (year 2011 and 2012). Final reflections frame the analysis of Penitentiary Units as regulating institutions of human social activity and their evident nature of global social regulation under the aegis of their characteristic internalized rules.