Search for dissertations about: "offender rehabilitation"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words offender rehabilitation.

2. 1. A potential for democratic emancipation? : Policy and discretionary practices in probation service

   Author : Asbjørn Storgaard; Professioner och organisering; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; probation service; offender supervision; emancipation; social work; managerial turn; kriminalforsorg; tilsyn med dømte klienter; emancipation; socialt arbejde; managerial turn;

   Abstract : How can offender supervision in the execution of state-sanctioned punishment integrate instances of democratic emancipation and thereby inspire participatory citizenship for disenfranchised clients?This project balances an interest in social work and its prospects for delivering emancipation through motivational agency, on the one hand, with an attentiveness to recent developments in Scandinavian criminal policy, on the other. In an attempt to “bridge” these interests, the research focuses on offender rehabilitation. READ MORE

4. 2. Enhancing Health Among Drug Users in Prison

   Author : Anne H. Berman; Ulf Lundberg; Hans Bergman; James McGuire; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; drug use; prison; screening; auricular acupuncture; cognitive-behavioral treatment; psychiatric co-morbidity; existential issues; health; risk management; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Four interrelated studies on drug users in prison are presented within the framework of a proposed model for approaching the enhancement of health for persons that builds on an existential view of prisoners’ needs, as well as the risk management and “good lives” perspectives. Risk management is the major focus in current offender rehabilitation based on research on “what works,” which has shown that focusing treatment on risk factors termed “criminogenic needs,” such as impulsivity, poor family relations and drug abuse, reduces recidivism by 10-15 percentage points. READ MORE

5. 3. Characteristics of drunk drivers in Sweden : alcohol problems, detection, crime records, psychosocial characteristics, personality traits and mental health

   Author : Beata Hubicka; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Drunk driving not only causes public and individual harm but also leads to economic costs with severe consequences for society. Research on the Driving Under Influence (DUI) phenomenon in many countries was initiated to improve public safety, prevention and rehabilitation of the DUI offenders. READ MORE