high prevalence of hbv and hcv infections in prisoners suggests them as one of the main infection source in community. preventive measures can possibly decrease their rate of infection and infectivity. we evaluated prevalence of hbv and hcv infections and their relation to dangerous behavior in addict prisoners. this was a cross-sectional study included prisoners of central provinces of iran wh...

The article is devoted to studying the peculiarities of legal status war prisoners detained in penal institutions State Criminal and Executive Service Ukraine. In addition, it was noted that there were some problems determining prisoners, defining range their rights responsibilities, outlining legitimate interests persons POW camps According authors, order disclose convicts should be considered...

BACKGROUND The 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda left about one million people dead in a period of only three months. The present study aimed to examine the level of trauma exposure, psychopathology, and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in survivors and former prisoners accused of participation in the genocide as well as in their respective descendants. METHODS A commu...

purpose: the current study aimed to compare mental disorders in two groups of prisoners charged with premeditated murder and kidnapping. materials and methods: this descriptive study followed a casual-comparative design. the sample of this study included 60 prisoners charged with premeditated murder and 60 prisoners charged with kidnapping selected using simple random sampling method (sortation...