Recidivism: an exploration of juvenile prison inmates subjective perception of their return to prison

Recidivism: an exploration of juvenile prison inmates subjective perception of their return to prison

Magister Psychologiae - MPsych === Despite the unpleasant living conditions in prison, recidivism seems to be an uncontrollable phenomenon. It is evident that prison life is harsh with inmates having to sleep on the floors due to overpopulation, frequently subjected to physical and sexual abuse, and...

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Main Author: Matthews, Jacqueline Carol
Other Authors: Mwaba, Kelvin
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2013
Subjects:
Juvenile recidivists
South Africa
Juvenile delinquents
Rehabilitation
Services for South Africa
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2207
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uwc-oai-etd.uwc.ac.za-11394-22072017-08-02T04:00:08Z Recidivism: an exploration of juvenile prison inmates subjective perception of their return to prison Matthews, Jacqueline Carol Mwaba, Kelvin Dept. of Psychology Faculty of Community and Health Sciences Juvenile recidivists South Africa Juvenile delinquents Rehabilitation Services for South Africa Magister Psychologiae - MPsych Despite the unpleasant living conditions in prison, recidivism seems to be an uncontrollable phenomenon. It is evident that prison life is harsh with inmates having to sleep on the floors due to overpopulation, frequently subjected to physical and sexual abuse, and overpopulation leading to numerous communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. Prison should therefore, be the least favourable ecosystem in which to be incorporated. However, research indicates that thousands of youth return to prison habitually. This study aimed to explore juvenile inmates perceptions of their return to prison. Although recidivism is often measured in terms of the success of rehabilitation programmes, this study focused on eliciting socio-economic factors influencing recidivism. South Africa 2013-10-01T13:32:00Z 2009/05/06 11:05 2009/05/06 2013-10-01T13:32:00Z 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2207 en University of the Western Cape University of the Western Cape
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topic Juvenile recidivists
South Africa
Juvenile delinquents
Rehabilitation
Services for South Africa
spellingShingle Juvenile recidivists
South Africa
Juvenile delinquents
Rehabilitation
Services for South Africa
Matthews, Jacqueline Carol
Recidivism: an exploration of juvenile prison inmates subjective perception of their return to prison
description Magister Psychologiae - MPsych === Despite the unpleasant living conditions in prison, recidivism seems to be an uncontrollable phenomenon. It is evident that prison life is harsh with inmates having to sleep on the floors due to overpopulation, frequently subjected to physical and sexual abuse, and overpopulation leading to numerous communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. Prison should therefore, be the least favourable ecosystem in which to be incorporated. However, research indicates that thousands of youth return to prison habitually. This study aimed to explore juvenile inmates perceptions of their return to prison. Although recidivism is often measured in terms of the success of rehabilitation programmes, this study focused on eliciting socio-economic factors influencing recidivism. === South Africa
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title Recidivism: an exploration of juvenile prison inmates subjective perception of their return to prison
title_short Recidivism: an exploration of juvenile prison inmates subjective perception of their return to prison
title_full Recidivism: an exploration of juvenile prison inmates subjective perception of their return to prison
title_fullStr Recidivism: an exploration of juvenile prison inmates subjective perception of their return to prison
title_full_unstemmed Recidivism: an exploration of juvenile prison inmates subjective perception of their return to prison
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