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A qualitative approach to the study of the characteristics of individuals convicted of road traffic offences
- Source :
- International journal of law and psychiatry. 59
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Significant changes have been applied to the regulation of criminal law concerning road traffic in Spain, in a similar way to many of the countries surrounding us. This has led to a gradual increase in the number of individuals who are convicted with custodial sentences or sentenced to community service. Nevertheless, the available data on the psychosocial traits of road traffic offence convicts is highly limited. The objective of this qualitative study is to provide more insight into those convicted of road traffic offences through the use of focus groups, thus enabling the analysis of their attitudes towards sentences related to road safety offences, opinions regarding their driving styles, the profile of convicts of road traffic offences and how they feel about being labelled as delinquents. The results of this study are particularly relevant with regards to improving the rehabilitation process of convicts of road safety offences.
- Subjects :
- Male
Automobile Driving
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Prison
Criminology
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
0502 economics and business
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Road traffic
Qualitative Research
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050210 logistics & transportation
Rehabilitation
05 social sciences
Criminals
Focus Groups
Focus group
Psychiatry and Mental health
Attitude
Recidivism
Spain
Criminal law
Female
Gradual increase
Psychology
Law
Psychosocial
Qualitative research
Personality
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18736386
- Volume :
- 59
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of law and psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7a32c30d4b208db3af19597eefac788b