Consulting Centre for Substance Using Prevention in the Remand Prison in České Budějovice

The thesis deals with the activities provided by the centre for drug prevention in the Remand Prison in České Budějovice. The theoretical part maps out the current drug issues within the society, the existing Czech prison system and the current drug issues in prisons observed. The practical part is focused on direct investigation of the activities provided by the centre for drug prevention in the Remand Prison in České Budějovice and clarification of what the prisoners have expected from this centre. In qualitative research was implemented 15 semi-structured interviews with people who were or are in custody or in prison were used. These people expressed their opinions on and attitudes to the activities provided by the centre for drug prevention, they described their expectations from this centre and whether their expectations were met. The results of these interviews were compared with the technical publications. To conclude, there are several recommendations how to improve the function of the centre for drug prevention in the Remand Prison in České Budějovice, which could be applied to other similar centres for drug prevention managed by the Prison Service of the Czech Republic