The Psychological Correction of Personal Characteristics of Convicts Addicted to Drugs Serving Sentences in Places of Detention

Abstract

The article discusses the personality traits and their psychological correction in convicts addicted to drugs, who are serving sentences in Corrective Colony No.1 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Udmurt Republic. During the course of an empirical study, it was found that drug-addicted convicts have a high level of addictive behaviours, tend to seek sensations, avoid a realistic perception of reality, are characterized by a high level of the functioning of psychological defenses, the destruction of family and interpersonal relationships, however, at the same time, they have a high adaptation to places of detention. In accordance with order No. 52-r of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia of February 21, 2018, a departmental program of social and psychological work is being tested in institutions of the penitentiary system in relation to drug addicts held in detention centers and correctional institutions. On the basis of the identified personality traits, psycho-correctional work was carried out with drug-addicted convicts in a strict regime corrective facility. The results obtained make it possible to identify positive personal changes in convicts after the application of the psycho-correction program, which in general contributes to their better preparation for life in freedom.