Pedagogical aspects of the care of convicts in relation to the use of addictive substances

The thesis deals with the pedagogical aspects of the care for convicts in connection to the use of addictive substances. Its character is theoretical-empirical. The theoretical part is based on professional literature and legislation. It focuses on general information about the Prison Service of the Czech Republic, on the system and the concept of imprisonment, as well as the aspects of pedagogy in penitentiary care. In detail, the thesis deals with a specialized prison ward for convicts with behavioural disorders caused by the use of addictive substances, namely from the point of methodology, regulations, and individual terms such as drugs, professional treatment of convicts, and the course of the conditions of the therapeutic programme. The empirical part aims to find out the course of the rehabilitation of convicts in a specialized ward for convicts with behavioural disorders caused by the use of addictive substances, namely from the point of professional employees. The research is qualitative. Data collection was carried out by semi-structured interviews with a psychologist, a special remedial teacher, an instructor - therapist, an instructor, and an activity instructor. The responses in the research ascertained that the key factor in the successful rehabilitation of convicts is the structure..