Essays about: "Treatment of offenders"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Treatment of offenders.

  1. 1. Antisocial behaviors and substance abuse among mentally illoffenders - an undesirable role in time of treatment?

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Stina Stenberg; [2021]
    Keywords : substance abuse – antisocial behaviors – forensic-psychiatry – time in treatment – Sweden;

    Abstract : Introduction Offenders who suffer from a severe mental illness are sentenced to forensic-psychiatric careinstead of imprisonment. A severe mental illness is a legal term determined by type anddegree of the psychiatric illness. Forensic-psychiatric care ends when signs of severe mentalillness is no longer present. READ MORE

  3. 2. COMPARISON BETWEEN CLIENTS IN FORENSIC-PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT AND PRISON IN SWEDEN 1995-2018

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Hossam Mohamed Salah El-Din Aly Mohamed; [2020]
    Keywords : Serious crimes; Mental illness; Offenders with mentally disorders; Forensic-psychiatric treatment; Prison sentence;

    Abstract : Abstract Purpose: The study aims to establish a summary of the main characteristics of gender, age, types of crimes and previous criminal records of the offenders sentenced to forensic-psychiatric care in the time period 1995 to 2018 in Sweden and to compare them with offenders sentenced to imprisonment for the same types of crime types in the same time period in Sweden as well as to link different types of crimes to mental illness. Furthermore, the study attempts to find correlations between the group sentenced to forensic-psychiatric care and different types of crimes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Combating online child sexual abuse material. An explorative study of Swedish police investigations

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Cecilia Johansson; [2019]
    Keywords : Child sexual abuse material CSAM ; Information and Communication Technologies ICT ; Internet; Investigation; Police; Sweden;

    Abstract : Online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a growing problem that transcends geographical borders. In order to improve cooperation between international law enforcement, knowledge concerning the jurisdiction, procedure and issues with investigations in different countries is needed. READ MORE

  5. 4. The battle you know nothing about. A qualitative study on the process of female re-entry

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Lana Lanica; [2019]
    Keywords : desistance; re-entry; semi-structured interviews; theory of cognitive transformation; women;

    Abstract : Much research related to incarceration and re-entry has been focused on male models, and thus ignoring the unique circumstances of women offenders. Previous research argues that evident differences are found between the two sexes and these should not be neglected. READ MORE

  6. 5. Serious violent offenders : Are they unique in the offendingbehavioural profile?

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Adi Mesanovic; [2016]
    Keywords : dimensions; goal-directedness; provocation; planning; serious violent offenders; psychopathy; self-control.;

    Abstract : Introduction. Serious violent offenders and their offending behaviour stood in focus of thisstudy. READ MORE