Kharchenko T. Psychological support of the process of impaired mental development prisoners' resocialization

This research focuses on psychological support for the process of resocialization with mental development based on the consideration of individual typological characteristics of personality. Socio-demographic, criminal and executive and labor characteristics of prisoners with mental development are investigated. Personality types of data prisoners are highlighted and individual psychological differential correction, depending on the type of personality is offered. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that the identified individual-typological features of prisoners with mental development can be used for differential psychological treatment in the process of re-socialization of the individual in prison. Guidelines for special psychological support for prisoners with mental development will increase the efficiency of prison psychologists and will be useful for social educators and prison security service of penitentiary institutions.