Psychological and social factors of resocialization of former convicts to life in a law-abiding society

Raspopin Evgenii Vladimirovich

The aim of the work was to study the psychological and social factors of successful re-socialization of former convicts to life in a law-abiding society. The main method of data collection was a survey, the processing of the data obtained was carried out using content analysis. The subjects were convicts who were re-serving their sentences, as well as relatives and friends of the convicts. According to the results of the study, it was found that convicts see primarily external, social resources as factors of successful re-socialization, and pay little attention to changing their life position. Relatives and friends also note that social resources are an essential factor in successful re-socialization. But, at the same time, they pay more attention to the need to change the wrong behavior of the convicts themselves. The results obtained can be used to organize preventive measures aimed at preventing the commission of repeated crimes by persons released from prison.

Keywords:convicts, psychology of convicts, resocialization, criminal behavior, recidivism.