BURDENED ALCOHOL ANAMNESIS AS A RISK FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIOLATION OF THE PENITENTIARY ORDER BY PRISONERS-RECIDIVISTS

Abstract

Men with a burdened alcohol anamnesis, convicted for repeated crimes, commit unlawful acts in penal institutions under the influence of frustration. Aim of this study is to give an assessment to the burdened alcohol anamnesis as a factor associated with commission by convicted of crime repetition wrongful acts connected with a willful behavior misconduct while serving a sentence in penal institutions. Methods: we performed a sociological survey (the author's questionnaire was used) in a strict regime correctional colony (penal institution) in a group of 433 men - prisoners who have committed high intentional crimes in virulent crimes repetition. Results: We found every second convicted person (43.4 %) regularly consumed alcohol (3-4 times a week) before committing a repeated crime, every second convicted person (40.6 %) was drunk at the moment of committing a repeated crime; every eighth convicted person (15.2 %) had signs of harmful alcohol consumption / alcohol dependence according to the Alcohol use disorders identification test's (AUDIT) results. Every third convicted person (35.6 %) intentionally violated the order of serving punishment in penal institutions (attack on other prisoners, escort, etc.). Every additional point in the AUDIT was associated with an increased probability of order violation by a convicted person in 1.061 times (p < 0,001). Conclusions: Alcohol consumption is a factor associated with a repeated crime comission. Burdened alcohol anamnesis predisposes convicted for repeated crime to commit wrongful acts in penal institutions.