Evaluation of the Sociodemographic, Clinical and Criminal Characteristics of the Individuals with Probation due to Substance Use/Madde Kullanimi Nedeniyle Denetimli Serbestlik Tedbiri Olan Bireylerin Sosyodemografik, Klinik ve Suc Ozelliklerinin Degerlendirilmesi

• Published in: The Bulletin of Legal Medicine (Adli Tıp Bulteni) Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 42
• Main Authors: Sehlikoglu, Kerem, Ozkan, Omer Lutfi, Sehlikoglu, Seyma, Egilmez, Oguzhan Bekir, Kafadar, Huseyin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi Tic. Ltd 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Demographic aspects; Statistics; Substance abusers; Turkey
• ISSN: 1300-865X
• DOI: 10.17986/blm.1541

Objective: The prevalence of substance use and related disorders has been ever-increasing in Turkey and in the world. Probation system has been implemented in Turkey since the year 2006. The aims of this study are to examine the relationships between sociodemographic, clinical features, criminal records of individuals who have probation and treatment and to evaluate the results of the application. Methods: A hundred fourty five individuals who applied to the probation office were prospectively included in terms of their sociodemographic features, substance use, forensic medical features, and the psychiatric diagnosis. During the implementation of the probation system, substance level analysis in urine samples was carried out as three and six-visit programs. Results: Of the participants, 142 (97.9%) were male and 3 (2.1%) were female. In the study, it was observed that individuals were mostly male, single, aged between 18 and 30 years, had a low level of education and income, and used marijuana as a substance. History of multiple substance use was determined in 59.3% of the cases. Conclusion: It was concluded that individuals should be educated about the substance since primary school period and social awareness should be provided. In addition, individuals with a low educational level were more likely to commit crimes and attended the six-visit program. It was thought that both implemented programs were similarly efficient and these programs should be continued effectively. Finally, it was evaluated that better clinical results could be obtained if a detailed psychiatric examination was performed in individuals with multiple substance use. Keywords: Probation, substance use, sociodemographic features, crime Amac: Turkiye ve dunyada madde kullanimi ve iliskili bozukluklarin yayginligi giderek artmaktadir. Turkiye'de 2006 yilindan itibaren denetimli serbestlik (DS) sistemi uygulanmaktadir. Bu calismanin amaci, tedavi ve DS tedbiri uygulanan bireylerin sosyodemografik, klinik ozellikleri ve suc kayitlari arasindaki iliskileri incelemek ve uygulama sonuclarini degerlendirmektir. Yontem: Calismada DS birimine basvuran 145 birey sosyodemografik, madde kullanimi, adli tibbi ozellikleri ve psikiyatrik tani varligi acisindan prospektif olarak incelendi. DS sisteminin uygulanmasi sirasinda idrarda madde analizi uc ve alti basvurulu programlar halinde gerceklestirildi. Bulgular: Katilimcilarin 142'si (%97,9) erkek, 3'u (%2,1) kadindi. Bireylerin cogunlukla erkek, bekar, 18-30 yaslari arasinda, dusuk egitim ve gelir duzeyine sahip oldugu ve madde olarak esrar kullandiklari goruldu. Olgularin %59,3'unun coklu madde kullanim oykusu oldugu belirlendi. Sonuc: Bireylere madde konusunda egitimlerin ilkogretim doneminden itibaren verilmesi ve toplumsal farkindaligin saglanmasi gerektigi dusunuldu. Ek olarak dusuk egitim duzeyine sahip bireylerin daha sik oranlarda suc isledikleri ve alti basvurulu programa katildiklari gozlendi. Uygulanan her iki programin benzer verimlilikte oldugu goruldu ve bu programlara etkin bir sekilde devam edilmesi gerektigi dusunuldu. Son olarak coklu madde kullanimi olan bireylerde ayrintili bir psikiyatrik muayene yapilirsa daha iyi klinik sonuclar alinabilecegi degerlendirilmistir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Denetimli serbestlik, madde kullanimi, sosyodemografik ozellikler, suc