Offender Reintegration in South Africa
Author | : Chesné Albertus |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Criminals |
ISBN | : 9781920355531 |
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Author | : Chesné Albertus |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Criminals |
ISBN | : 9781920355531 |
Author | : L. M. Muntingh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Ex-convicts |
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Author | : Lukas Muntingh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Criminals |
ISBN | : 9781920114602 |
The notion of offender reintegration in South Africa society is conceptually challenging when considered against the background of widespread exclusion, marginalisation and inequality. Critics may rightly question the effort and cost expended for the benefit of prisoners and ex-prisoners while law abiding citizens do not enjoy basic socio-economic rights. Whether motivated by a broader constitutional obligation to promote dignity and self-worth or a more pragmatic approach aimed at limiting the harm that this group of persons could inflict, prisoners and ex-prisoners are hard to ignore when the objective is to create a safer society. There are a substantial but unconfirmed number of non-governmental organisations in South Africa working both inside and outside of prisons with prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families. These organisations provide services broadly aimed at promoting offender reintegration and reducing the chances of re-offending. There is a real and growing need for offender reintegration services given that approximately 6000 prisoners are released every month from South Africa's prisons and that an estimated 358 000 people circulate through the prison system annually (Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons 2005). It is in the immediate period after release that ex-prisoners face tremendous personal, economic and social challenges. The White Paper on Corrections in South Africa, released in March 2004, acknowledges the importance of offender reintegration and has consequently framed rehabilitation as the core business of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). The White Paper also acknowledges that 'corrections is a societal responsibility' that civil society organisations have a critical role to play.
Author | : Michael Rocque |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2017-04-25 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1137572345 |
This book represents a brief treatise on the theory and research behind the concept of desistance from crime. This ever-growing field has become increasingly relevant as questions of serious issues regarding sentencing, probation and the penal system continue to go unanswered. Rocque covers the history of research on desistance from crime and provides a discussion of research and theories on the topic before looking towards the future of the application of desistance to policy. The focus of the volume is to provide an overview of the practical and theoretical developments to better understand desistance. In addition, a multidisciplinary, integrative theoretical perspective is presented, ensuring that it will be of particular interest for students and scholars of criminology and the criminal justice system.
Author | : Curt Taylor Griffiths |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Crime prevention |
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Author | : Phumudzo Muthaphuli |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Civil rights |
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Author | : |
Publisher | : Ohio University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Prisons are always a key focus of those interested in human rights and the rule of law. Human Rights in African Prisons looks at the challenges African governments face in dealing with these issues. Written by some of the most eminent researchers from and on Africa, including the former chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. This collection provides a current analysis of the situation in African prisons and examines how regional and international legal instruments have dealt with human rights concerns such as overcrowding, healthcare, pretrial detention, and the treatment of women and children. Human Rights in African Prisons reveals that there are reforms under way across nations in Africa and makes recommendations for strengthening and building on them.
Author | : Shadd Maruna |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1843920581 |
Drawn from top criminologists in the US and UK, each of the contributors applies criminological theory to the question of how best to reintegrate ex-offenders into the community, giving voice to the ex prisoner in a way that is rarely heard in criminological research or policy debates around resettlement.
Author | : Lin van Schalkwyk |
Publisher | : Gompel&Svacina |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2020-03-03 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9463711945 |
Using the method of prison tourism, this book is guided by the question: ‘What are the South African prisons of today for?’ i.e. ‘What purposes do they serve?’ It gives an account of the author’s attempts to be the eyes and ears for a public who may never see the inside of South Africa’s prisons. Intimately sharing her experiences in these spaces, Lin van Schalkwyk focuses on the stories that are told by the people she encounters and places it alongside her own unfolding inner narrative. The Stories Within: Encounters with South African Prisons and its People is for anyone who wishes to embark on an honest journey of a young researcher entering the complex world of crime and criminal rehabilitation in South Africa.
Author | : Daniella Margolis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Criminals |
ISBN | : |