Well-Being of Convicted Criminals in Relation to their Mental Health: An Empirical Investigation

The prevalence of mental health problems is high in the offending population. It has been well recognised internationally, that poor mental health is more prevalent among prisoners than the general population. It is needless to mention that mental health aids the aged in developing moral and disciplined life for their own growth and development and that of other. Higher index of mental health indicates high individual effectiveness, and good individual effectiveness reflects health and well being. The purpose of the current investigation is to examine the relationship between mental Health and criminal behaviour. Despite considerable empirical investigation and theoretical argument, the relationship between mental health and criminal behaviour continues to be debated. With the help of Mental Health Inventory it is found out in the present investigation that male convicted criminals of the age group of 33-43 years are in ill/poor mental health and there is no significant relationship between marital status and mental health of convicted criminals.