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From Hyperrationality to Rehabilitation: The Transformation of Prisoner Decision-Making in Poland, 1985–2025

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dc.abstract.enThis article examines the evolution of prisoners’ decision-making in Poland between 1985 and 2025, against the backdrop of political, social, and penitentiary transformations. Drawing on Marek Kamiński’s concept of hyperrationality, it demonstrates how, under the realities of the People’s Republic of Poland, inmates were forced into strategic calculations within the subculture of grypsmen (grypsujący), a system of punishments and rewards, as well as games based on self-harm and coalition-building. By contrast, the contemporary prison environment (grounded in human rights, rehabilitation programs, and greater security) has significantly limited the role of subculture and reshaped the structure of decision-making situations. As a result, the number of strategic choices has declined, and the traditional hyperrationality of prisoners has largely lost its importance. The analysis highlights the profound transformation of the Polish penitentiary system: from a world dominated by subcultural games and risky survival strategies to an institution where predictable administrative and rehabilitative mechanisms govern inmates’ daily lives.
dc.abstract.plThis article examines the evolution of prisoners’ decision-making in Poland between 1985 and 2025, against the backdrop of political, social, and penitentiary transformations. Drawing on Marek Kamiński’s concept of hyperrationality, it demonstrates how, under the realities of the People’s Republic of Poland, inmates were forced into strategic calculations within the subculture of grypsmen (grypsujący), a system of punishments and rewards, as well as games based on self-harm and coalition-building. By contrast, the contemporary prison environment (grounded in human rights, rehabilitation programs, and greater security) has significantly limited the role of subculture and reshaped the structure of decision-making situations. As a result, the number of strategic choices has declined, and the traditional hyperrationality of prisoners has largely lost its importance. The analysis highlights the profound transformation of the Polish penitentiary system: from a world dominated by subcultural games and risky survival strategies to an institution where predictable administrative and rehabilitative mechanisms govern inmates’ daily lives.
dc.contributor.authorKamil Miszewski
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-22T13:02:59Z
dc.date.available2026-05-22T13:02:59Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.date.published2026
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.versionAAM
dc.description.volume38
dc.identifier.affiliationUniversity of Warsaw
dc.identifier.issn0000-0003-0728-3819
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0728-3819
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozytorium.kozminski.edu.pl/handle/item/3936
dc.languagepl
dc.pbn.affiliationpolitical and administrative sciences
dc.publisherCollective and Individual Decisions
dc.relation.ispartofCollective and Individual Decisions
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0
dc.subject.enPolish prison system
dc.subject.enprison subculture
dc.subject.enhyperrationality
dc.subject.enprison games
dc.subject.enself-harm
dc.subject.enrehabilitation
dc.subject.enpolitical transformation
dc.subject.enstrategic decisions
dc.subject.enconvict criminology
dc.subject.plPolish prison system
dc.subject.plprison subculture
dc.subject.plhyperrationality
dc.subject.plprison games
dc.subject.plself-harm
dc.subject.plrehabilitation
dc.subject.plpolitical transformation
dc.subject.plstrategic decisions
dc.subject.plconvict criminology
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From Hyperrationality to Rehabilitation: The Transformation of Prisoner Decision-Making in Poland, 1985–2025

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