Middelmisbruik onder jong volwasse oortreders in 'n gevangenisopset

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dc.contributor.authorFourie D.P.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:54:27Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:54:27Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this article is to determine the nature of substance abuse amongst young adult offenders in prison as a first step in the evaluative research method to develop a suitable rehabilitation programme. The research has been conducted in one section of 115 male inmates at Pollsmoor Command Area. Eighty six respondents completed the questionnaire. Some of the most important findings are as follows: (a) the average age of these respondents is 20,4 years; (b) 92% of them used various kinds of drugs of which dagga (38%) and alcohol (30%) were the most popular; (c) one fifth of the group not only abused these drugs, but also display symptoms of addiction; and (d) although only three respondents have been sentenced for direct drug-related offences, almost half of them (42%) have committed a violent crime where, according to literature, alcohol or drugs may have played a significant role. Thus prison authorities have a major rehabilitative role to play and the feasibility of a special 'drug unit' within the prison will be further researched.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationSocial Work
dc.identifier.citation33
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn378054
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/9213
dc.titleMiddelmisbruik onder jong volwasse oortreders in 'n gevangenisopset
dc.typeArticle
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