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

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

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

3. Date of birth: February 21, 1987

4. Place of birth: Hai Phong

5. Student recognition decision No. 1883/QD-XHNV-SDH dated October 21, 2010 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: Thesis defense extension for 6 months due to health reasons

7. Thesis topic name:''Personality characteristics of drug offenders serving sentences at Phu Son 4 prison''

8. Major: Psychology; Code: 60 31 80

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

10. Summary of thesis results:

The personality traits of drug-related criminals are expressed through the following characteristics: secretiveness, unstable emotional life, dependence on groups and high self-control, and a tendency to be lazy. In addition, personality traits are also expressed through criteria such as awareness, criminal consciousness, attitude, and emotions. Most drug-related criminals have an incomplete or broken family situation, which is one of the reasons leading to their criminal path. Through the analysis of research results, it is shown that criminals are subjects with very complex personality traits and psychological lives, unlike other subjects in society. We see that prisoners have outstanding personality traits in terms of ability (such as rigid thinking, limited vision, liking to analyze and criticize), in terms of tendencies, temperament (emotionally unstable, easily angered), and personality (lack of self-confidence, reserved in communication but quite open).

11. Practical applicability: Helps authorities grasp the personality traits of criminals, thereby developing effective rehabilitation policies and methods.

12. Further research directions: Research on 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.