Life Sentence Prisoners in the Republic of Macedonia

Abstract

The article analyses the most important personal traits of life
sentence prisoners in the Republic of Macedonia in order to give a
profile of an offender of the most serious crimes. In determining the
profile of an offender in general, he is analysed and is examined not as a
biological being, but as a distinct social type of person with
characteristics and traits formed under the influence of the negative
features of the social environment. In a separate chapter, the author of
the article analyses personal characteristics and traits of life sentenced
prisoners in the the Republic of Macedonia based on the results of a
research conducted in prison Idrizovo as a penitentiary institution,
where all life sentence prisoners are serving their prison sentence.
Personal characteristics of life sentence prisoners are relevant in
determining the aetiology of the most serious crimes. Also, knowing the
personality of a serious offender is of great importance for the
application of appropriate treatment for successful realization of the
process of re-socialization.