Prisoners' experiences of drug treatment and punishment in four Nordic countries:

[摘要] AimsThis article describes and analyses prisoners' experiences of drug treatment in prison in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The article examines how prisoners experience drug treatment, control and sanctions as related to three main topics, namely motivation; the content of the measure and relations to staff; and control and sanctions.Methods & DATA– The article is based on data from twelve prisons, three in each of the four countries; 91 interviews with prisoners; and around six months of observation. The two main kinds of drug treatment measures are drug treatment units and day programmes.Results– Prisoners described several motives to participate in drug treatment measures: to leave drugs and crime; to renew relations with family and friends; to solve health problems; and to improve their prison conditions. Prisoners found that drug treatment measures offered possibilities to acquire new ways of being. Staff behaviour seemed to be more important to prisoners than the metho...

[学科分类] 生物化学/生物物理

[关键词] prison;prisoners' views;drug treatment;control;illicit drugs;qualitative research;Denmark;Finl;Norway;Sweden