Abstract:

The aim of this study is to compare the levels of moral judgment of prisoners and non-prisoners with the levels of self-respect. The research is done according to the comparative research model. The work group was formed by 47 young people who were imprisoned and imprisoned at the Ankara Child and Youth Closed Criminal Execution Institute and 49 young people who were not imprisoned and imprisoned on high school in Ankara. The study used "socio-demographic information form", "value determination test" and "Rosenberg Identity Respect Scale". In the analysis of the data, "Procent Analysis and "Test Analysis for Independent Groups" were applied. Statistical analyses show that the vast majority of prison-condemned youths, compared to non-condemned youths, are primary school graduates and they work before they enter the prison, they come from crowded families, their parents have low educational and socio-economic levels, and their levels of moral development and self-respect are lower.

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