Edin Muftić’s research while affiliated with University of Tuzla and other places

Parallel to the growing knowledge on the principles of effective treatment of offenders, during the last two decades, there has been significant development in the field of risk assessment. However, there is little research on the use of standardized risk assessment procedures in practice. The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between the individual level of risk and characteristics of the treatment of inmates in the Tuzla Semi-Open Correctional Facility. The sample consisted of 67 inmates of both sexes (70.1% male and 22.9% female), aged from 24 to 67 (M = 40.60; SD = 10.81). Data was collected by analyzing the official records. Results of this study reveals few differences in the treatment of inmates according to their risk level. Statistically significant differences were recorded in 2 of 12 treatment characteristics, namely, an internal classification and the frequency of the individual meeting with a counsellor. These findings indicate the obstacles in the implementation of risk assessment in routine practice.Keywords:inmates, risk assessment, treatment, prison sentence

Reduced physical activity and an increase in sedentary habits, as one of the factors in the development of cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and other diseases, are also present in the youth population. The increasing of sedentary lifestyle and the reducing of physical activity can have negative consequences for the health of both genders, including increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). It is believed that almost 50% of young people do not practice regular physical activity. Regular physical activity reduces the risk in adults of early death caused by coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes mellitus, colon and breast cancer and depression. Studies investigating the sedentary lifestyle of young people in the United States show that the length of watching TV is directly proportional to the frequency of obesity. Daily moderate (medium-intensity) physical activity is beneficial for all people, regardless of age. The World Health Organization, within its "Health for All" strategy for the region of Europe, has set the goal for young people to be healthier and more capable to fulfill their roles in society in the year 2020 and that the psycho-social condition of people needs to be improved and help and service should be available to them, which will be better able to include and be more accessible to people with a mental health problem.

The aim of the research is to determine the characteristics of the prosocial behavior of primary and high school students in terms of the structure of leisure time. The sample of respondents consists of 230 students of the final grades of primary and high schools, both genders, aged 14-19. The research was conducted in the area of Tuzla during the school year 2017/2018. years. The survey used the measuring instrument "Scale of self-assessment of juvenility behavior YSR". Mann Whitney U test was used for statistical analysis of data. When analyzing the prosocial behavior of primary and high school students in terms of the structure of leisure time, statistically significant differences at the level of p≤0,05 were established in such a way that students with structured leisure time compared to students whose leisure time is not structured more often : are fairly honest, they do things better than most children, they can be pretty friendly, they are skillful with their hands, they fight for their rights, enjoy being with other people, they like to make others laugh, they like to help others.

A well-organized free time at children and youth can prevent or ease the occurence of serious behavioural disoders and ensure a quality use of free time. The aim of the research is to examine if a well-organized free time has impact on the occurence of internalised and externalised disorders. The research starts with the assumption that students whose free time is organized have less intensity of exposure of some types of internalised and externalised behavioural disorders. The sample consists of 230 primary and secondary school finishing class students, both sex, aged 14-19 years old. The research was conducted at the area of the city of Tuzla. The Scale of self assessment of the youth was used in the research. The results show that students who do not spend a well-organized free time expose the following types of internalised and externalised disorders: anxiety, somatic issues without a clear medical cause, violation of rules at home and school.

The goal of this study was to establish the variables that influenced recidivism in juvenile delinquents after the implemented treatment at the Disciplinary Centre for Juveniles in Canton Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The research was conducted on the sample of 131 juvenile delinquents adjudicated with the educational measure of referral to the juvenile disciplinary centre. The statistical analysis was performed in the SPSS 17.0 program package. The results demonstrated that the significant predictors for the occurrence of recidivism are unplanned spare time, socializing with peers of an unacceptable behaviour, poor academic success and the risk of pre-expulsion from school. The results indicate that the treatment should primarily be focused on these variables in order to contribute to the reduction of recidivism.

This work has had a purpose to explore and show the existence of differences in socioeconomic characteristics of families of juvenile delinquents as well as differences in family relationships between primary offenders and recidivists. A study on the is prosecuted minors which in the period from 01.01.2005. year to 31.12.2009. year imposed criminal sanctions. Specially designed data were collected (secondary) Documentation of the Municipal Court in Tuzla. The data processing was applied discriminant analysis. The analysis results in the space of variables that describe the family structure and start offending before and after age 14 years of age, the observed differences are expressed in a way that minors who started with the commission of the crimes 14 years ago comes from a family with a large number of members, to a greater number of brothers and sisters, that were previously often temporarily permanently living outside the parental home, and that the time of the offense more often lived only with one parent alone, than it is the case that with juveniles starting with committing criminal offenses after 14 years. When it comes to family relationships are our recidivists showed that compared to non recidivists, have significantly more disturbed family relationships. Also there is total disorder in family relations, disturbed relationship between the child and the father and the disorder of the mother and child. Our obtained important for the improvement of practical work and suitable are the basis for planning future research aimed at improving the treatment of juvenile offenders.

The primary goal of this research was to ascertain which risk factors could serve as the most precise predictors of violent behaviour among elementary and high-school students. The research was conducted on a sample of 1209 students, between thirteen and seventeen years old, in five cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The risk factors assessment was done by means of SAVRY (Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth), a tool used for gauging the levels of risk factors. With the help of the SPSS 12.0 Statistical Procedures Companion, the collected data was processed by employing regression analysis. The results indicate that the onset of violent behaviour, academic success, inability to concentrate, alcohol abuse, history of domestic violence, as well as parental separation, are the main predictors of violent behaviour among the aforementioned category of students. These results form a solid foundation for future planning of treatments and activities with a goal to prevent such behaviour.