Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Determinantes of Post-Prison Relapse

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2023 16 (5)
Authors
Darkhanova, Aruna B.; Filippova, Olga V.
Contact information
Darkhanova, Aruna B.: East Siberia State University of Technology and Management Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation; Filippova, Olga V.: East Siberia State University of Technology and Management Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation;
Keywords
post-penitentiary recidivism; causes of crime; personality of a recidivist; correctional facilities; traffic crimes
Abstract

Post-prison relapse is the commission of a repeated crime by a person after release from prison. He poses a security threat. The commission of a new crime after serving the sentence for the previous one testifies to the incorrigibility of the person, his indifference to the punitive effect, as well as the low efficiency of the penal system and the shortcomings of post-penitentiary control. This makes it necessary to study the causes of post-genital relapse. Modern research on the causes of recidivism mainly includes a selective study of criminal case materials and a survey of employees of law enforcement agencies. This study presents the results of a survey of 2,895 persons who have committed crimes again after serving a sentence of imprisonment. The overwhelming majority of repeat offenders are males (92.7 %) aged 26 to 45 years (73.6 %) who relapsed during the first three years after release (62 %). 68.5 % of repeat offenders were brought up in a single–parent family or without parental care. Many of them (58.7 %) had criminals in their immediate environment. After being released from prison, 61.1 % of them never got a job; of those who got a job, more than half (61.4 %) worked as they had to. When they were placed after serving their sentence, they did not seek help from the employment service and social services. The most difficult issues in life in freedom for former convicts are employment issues (85.3 %) and refusal to abuse alcohol and drugs, including together with old friends (58.3 %). They do not seek help from the employment service and social services. After serving their sentence, the released persons return to their former environment, do not engage in socially useful activities, abuse alcohol, as a result of which they commit a new crime. Conditional early release was applied to 46.3 % of repeat offenders, which indicates a rather high risk of relapse. At the same time, a fifth of repeat offenders were under administrative supervision. Such data confirm the significant preventive effect of administrative supervision

Pages
801–808
EDN
LQJEYJ
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/150122

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