Abstract:
This quantitative research purposed to study the factors affected to re-offend of drug prisoner in Pathumthani Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts. To study correlation coefficient between personal factors and imprisonment, the factors affected to re-offend and re-offend of drug prisoner in Pathumthani Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts. The amounts of 300 drug prisoners in Pathumthani Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts that had sentenced for the second time or more were selected for the study. The instrument used for the study was a questionnaire. The statistics used to analyze data were percentage, mean, Standard Deviation, Pearsons Product Moment Correlation Coefficient at .01 and .05 level of significance.
The results of this study were as follows: most male drug prisoner in Pathumthani Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts aged between 30-39 years old (167 persons, 55.67%), had average salary 5,001-10,000 Baht per month (178 persons, 59.33%), first- time imprisonment for 2 years and 1 month3 years (98 persons, 32.67%), total sentence before this imprisonment for 4 years and 1 month5 years (84 persons, 28.00%), and the factors affected to re-offend of drug prisoner in Pathumthani Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts was at a moderate level. Considering each aspect, found that in aspect of occupation was at the highest level. In aspect of relationship in family, self-adjustment to society, accommodation were at a moderate level. In aspect of relationship with friend, body and mind were at a less level.
The result of testing hypothesis showed that personal factors, imprison, number of the year in first-time imprison were low negatively relating with re-offend of drug prisoner in Pathumthani Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts at .01 level of significance. And the factors affected to re-offend in aspect of accommodation were very low positively relating with re-offend of drug prisoner in Pathumthani Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts at .05 level of significance.