Social Pathology and Prevention, 2020 (roč. 6), číslo 1

Editorial

Marta Kolaříková

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(1):7-8  

Promoting Emotional Well-Being Through School Mental Health Services

Taylor L. Milner, Samuel Y. Song

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(1):11-19 | DOI: 10.25142/spp.2020.002  

The  influence of emotion on thoughts, memories, behaviors and everyday decisions is currently being researched across multiple disciplines of psychology. Children and adolescents are not born with the skills needed to regulate their emotions; these skills are something learned over time. However, some children are never properly taught these skills, which can cause difficulties in the school environment because they are more likely to experience problems both academically and behaviorally. This paper explores the possible benefits of offering mental health services in schools that are focused towards promoting emotional health while also developing...

The Prevalence of Online High-Risk Phenomena in University Students

Martin Knytl

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(1):21-33 | DOI: 10.25142/spp.2020.001  

The following paper focuses on the phenomenon of risk behaviour, which is particularly associated with young people and is perceived as potentially damaging to the biopsychosocial health of individuals behaving in a risky fashion, or as a potential danger to the integrity of their immediate social environment. In a strict sense, the paper endeavours to characterise issues regarding risk phenomena online/in cyberspace, which have become prominent and may be viewed as analogous to real world risk phenomena. The contribution also contains the results of a pilot screening of university students’ online risk behaviour, which focused primarily...

Penitentiary programs - possibilities and limitations in the opinion of penal officers - methodical guidelines

Ilona Fajfer-Kruczek

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(1):35-45 | DOI: 10.25142/spp.2020.003  

Correctional-penitentiary programs are nowadays a basis for the impact of social rehabilitation in penal  institutions.  The  article  presents  the  sense  and  assumptions of the creation and implementation of correctional programs, as well as some selected opinions of officers on the implementation and effectiveness of the programs. The final part of the article includes methodical and didactic guidelines.

Drug Court: A Successful Prevention for Recidivism

Leann Howell

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(1):49-55  

With the effects of the War on Drugs still evident in the number of drug addicted offenders committed to the prison system in the U.S., the need for effective prevention of recidivism is apparent. Drug Treatment Courts (Drug Court Programs) are an increasingly popular alternate sentencing option for offenders charged with non-violent drug related crimes. Current research and judicial experience indicate that Drug Court Programs are successful in reducing/preventing re-offense of drug related crimes for those participants who complete the program.

Of Wounded Birds (and More Besides)

Vlasta Cabanová

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(1):59-60  

Modeling Behaviors in the Social Work Classroom to Encourage an Early Professional Stance in Students

Greta Mcdonough

Social Pathology and Prevention 2020, 6(1):63-65