Factors contributing to drug offences committed by prisoners in a special women's Correctional Facility. Department of Corrections, Ministry of Justice

Abstract

The objectives of this research are: 1. To study drug offences committed by prisoners in special Correctional Facilities; Ministry of Correctional Services, Ministry of Justice, and 2. To study the factors affecting drug offenses. This study is quantitative research. The population used in this study prisoners in a special women's Correctional Facility. Department of Corrections, Ministry of Justice. The statistics used in the research include mean and standard deviation, mean comparison statistics between two independent groups of variables, average comparison statistics between 2 or more groups of variables, and multiple regression equation analysis statistics.

The results of the study showed that 1) The subjects were guilty of drug-related offences (light penalty), the average offense was 1.49 and drug offenses (heavy penalty), the average offense was 0.60. The average number of offences committed in both was 2.09. 2) Factors affecting drug-related offences (p-value= .019) were statistically significant at 0.05. These include different fellowship factors regression correlation coefficient was 0.154(p-value= .008). Values and beliefs is 0.131 (p-value= .013). Different reinforcement factors 0.138 (p-value= .006)and imitation factors 0.242 (p-value= .000). The impact of drug crimes. The knowledge and understanding of drugs. The regression correlation coefficient 0.044 (p-value= .0321). It has no effect on the commission of drug offenses.