Coping Strategy on Recidivism Prisoners in Penitentiary Class II B of Garut, West Jawa Indonesia

Abstract

A coping strategy is an activity when an individual tries to manage or maintain a distance between existing demands and the resources of his empowers in dealing with stress, recidivism is a resources of his empowers in dealing with stress, recidivism is a crime committed by individuals repeatedly. Recidivism can be crime committed by individuals repeatedly. Recidivism can be avoided if individuals have adequate coping strategy and high avoided if individuals have adequate coping strategy and high self control. This study is aimed to recognize the description of is aimed to recognize the description of coping strategy for recidivism criminals at a correctional facility coping strategy for recidivism criminals at a correctional facility in Garut. The research method used was descriptive quantitative, in Garut. The research method used was descriptive quantitative, the total sample of this study was 84 respondents gained by total the total sample of this study was 84 respondents gained by total sampling technique. Data ue. Data collection was obtained through collection was obtained through questionnaires from the use of A-COPE coping COPE coping strategy, strategy, measurement, this study used frequency distribution analysis, the measurement, this study used frequency distribution analysis, the result shows that most recidivism criminals as much as 60.7% result shows that most recidivism criminals as much as 60.7% used problem-focused coping strategy and some respondents as egy and some respondents as much as 33 people or 39.3% used emotion-focused coping focused coping strategy, the efforts used are confrontational as much as 59.3%. It strategy, the efforts used are confrontational as much as 59.3%. It can be concluded that criminals were mostly more likely to use can be concluded that criminals were mostly more likely to use problem-focused coping strategy as much as 60.7%, it is advised s 60.7%, it is advised that correctional facility class II B Garut provide individual that correctional facility class II B Garut provide individual counseling services for recidivism criminals in prison