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Prevalence and patterns of alcohol use among members of prison services in Prague
Kořínková, Markéta ; Felix, Ondřej (advisor) ; Barták, Miroslav (referee)
Background: The Prison Officers in Czech Republic are classified as high-risk in terms of alcohol abuse, mostly because of challenging and stresfull working environment. Work exhaustion and the challenging situatons could lead to development of alcohol-related problems. However, this topic is in the sphere of the military forces taboo mainly due to fears of termination of employment. Objectives: The main objective of this diploma thesis is to map and describe the degree of risk patterns of alcohol use among Prison Officers in Czech Republic. The second objective of the thesis is to compare individual departments and length of service in connection with alcohol use. Methods: In the research we used quantitative methods which included a questionnaire survey. The non-proportional statistical sampling was used during the research with set of selected 249 respondents. The analysis of the questionnaire was carried out using descriptive statistical methods. Results: According to the questionaire results; more than a fifth of respondents, are at high risk or at direct risk to become addicted to alcohol. Furthermore, the results shows that the officers with highest risk of alcohol addiction are from the detention department or those who are at the beginning of their careers, i.e. they have a temporary...

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