TTLV: Personality traits of drug offenders serving sentences at Phu Son 4 prison.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: Nguyen Thi Minh 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: February 21, 1987

4. Place of birth: Hai Phong

5. Decision No. 1883/QD-XHNV-SDH dated October 21, 2010, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: Thesis defense was extended by 6 months due to health reasons.

7. Thesis title:"Personality characteristics of drug offenders serving sentences at Phu Son 4 prison"

8. Major: Psychology; Code: 60 31 80

9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Dang Thanh Nga, lecturer, Hanoi Law University.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

The personality traits of drug offenders are manifested through characteristics such as: secrecy, unstable emotional lives, dependence on groups, high self-control, and a tendency towards laziness. In addition, personality traits are also reflected in criteria such as awareness, criminal intent, attitude, and emotions. Many drug offenders come from incomplete or broken families, which is one of the reasons leading them down the path of crime. Analysis of research results shows that offenders possess very complex personality traits and psychological lives unlike other individuals in society. We found that offenders exhibit prominent behavioral characteristics in terms of abilities (such as rigid thinking, limited perspective, a preference for analysis and criticism), tendencies and temperament (unstable emotions, easily angered), and personality (lack of self-confidence, reserved in communication but quite open).

11. Practical applications: It helps law enforcement agencies understand the personality traits of offenders, thereby enabling them to develop effective rehabilitation policies and methods.

12. Further research directions: Studying the personality characteristics of prisoners in general.               

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Minh 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: February 21, 1987 4. Hometown: Hai Phong

5. Decision removing the student number 1883/QD- XHNV- SDH October 21, 2010, the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in training period: Extend thesis by 6 months because of health.

7. Name of thesis:“Personality characteristics of drug offenders who are serving prison sentence in Phu Son 4”

8. Major: Psychology; Number: 60 31 80

9. Instructor: Doctor Dang Thanh Nga, professor of University of Law.

10. Thesis result summary.

The personality characteristics of drug offenders are shown through features: reserve, instable emotional life, dependence on group and high self-control, tendency to labor laziness. Besides, there are such norms as: awareness, crime consciousness, attitude, and emotion. Most drug offenders suffer from separated, incomplete family condition, which results in their crime. According to research results, the criminals have complicated psychological life and personalities differ from the others in society. We see that the criminals have such personality characteristics as visible capacity (serious thinking, limited vision, analysis and blame), stuff (instable emotion, bad-temper), character (self-unconfidence, reserve in communication but open-mind).

11. Application possibility in real practice: Help negotiate control function of crime's personality characteristics to build effective re-education methods and policies.

12. Further study directions: Study crime's personality characteristics in general.