Thesis--University of Wisconsin, c1971. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (B.A.Hons. 1973)-- Dept. of History, University of Adelaide, 1972.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1971. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

M.A. / In 1994 South Africa changed to a new political dispensation to guarantee a better life for all, including offenders. The new Constitution of the Republic of South Africa was adopted in 1996 and it makes provision for conditions of detention that are consistent with humane dignity. Social work as a profession also had to position itself in such a way that it defines its role within the confines of the democratic South Africa, and meet the new challenges of the new era. Possibly the most important characteristic of social work is that it is generic in nature and remains basically the same in whichever situation it is undertaken. Therefore there are no differences when social work is practiced in relation to the family, the child, the aged, the offender, the juvenile delinquent, the patient in the hospital, the mentally handicapped or in any other situation. Nevertheless, it is of the utmost importance that social work recognizes the particular requirements to which the social worker would be expected to respond and to adjust social work practice accordingly. The roles of social workers in correction are blurred and unclear. This study, therefore, is an attempt to define and clarify the role of social work in correctional services in relation to the offender with particular emphasis on rehabilitation. Rehabilitation of criminal offenders offers the criminal justice system a unique avenue of improvement. Despite the failures and abuses of the past, a revitalized concept of rehabilitation represents a creative opening in the repetitive mechanisms of a merely punitive system. There is an increasing demand for clear, explicit assessments, plans and reviews to minimize the risk of errors. Practitioners are required to write down what they are doing in more detail and to provide their principals with statistics to enable them to cost and evaluate the workings of the department. It is clear that if social workers in correctional services are to be accountable, a scientific approach is needed and effective training programmes must be in place to enhance the validity and reliability of the helping process. There has been an ongoing debate with regard to the efficacy of helping professions. There have been suggestions that the best helpers are those who stay abreast of the best in current theory and research and who constantly update their practical work through ongoing action research with their clients. Social workers have, until recently, retained a strong element of autonomy in their direct work with clients. Whereas the traditional punitive reaction enforces conformity to law on the basis of fear or pure calculation, rehabilitation creates in the offender the capacity for social participation and responsibility. / Dr. W. Roestenburg

Efter avtjänat fängelsestraff kan individen befinna sig i ett socialt och ekonomiskt utanförskap, vilket gör att risken för återfall ökar. Trots att dessa individer förväntas försörja sig själva efter avtjänat fängelsestraff, visar forskning att de möts av flera hinder. Syftet med denna studie var att försöka förstå och förklara hur individers upplevda självförmåga påverkar deras möjligheter att skaffa sig en laglig sysselsättning efter avtjänat fängelsestraff för narkotikabrott. Ett socialpsykologiskt perspektiv valdes, som studerades med hjälp av Albert Banduras teori om den upplevda självförmågan. Studien är kvalitativ och bygger på semistrukturerade intervjuer med åtta personer som avtjänat fängelsestraff för narkotikabrottoch som lyckats hitta laglig sysselsättning. Den insamlade empiriska datan bearbetades med tematisk analys. Resultatet visade att individens upplevda självförmåga hade både en positiv och en negativ inverkan på deras möjlighet att skaffa sig en laglig sysselsättning efter avtjänat fängelsestraff. Samtliga respondenter berättade att den motivation som stödet från deras familj, bekanta och/eller partner gav dem var nyckeln till den lyckade omställningen. Samhällets antistöd i form av krav på utdrag ur belastningsregister samt deras avsaknad av arbetslivserfarenhet och körkort minskade deras möjlighet att hitta en laglig sysselsättning. / After serving a prison sentence, an individual may experience social and economic exclusion, which further increases the risk of recidivism. Although it is expected that such individuals should be able to support themselves after serving a prison sentence, the study highlights the fact that they may encounter several obstacles in their attempt to obtain legal employment. The research questions concerned the sources of information that contribute to the individual's perceived self-efficacy. The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of how an individual’s perceived self-efficacy affects her/his opportunities to obtain legal employment after serving a prison sentence for drug offenses. A social psychological perspective was chosen, which was studied with the help of Albert Bandura's theory. This qualitative study is based on semi-structured interviews with eight individuals who served prison sentences for drug offenses and managed to find legal employment afterwards. The collected empirical data were processed by means of thematic analysis. The results showed that perceived self-efficacy had both a positive and a negative effect on the possibility of obtaining legal employment after serving a prison sentence. All respondents stated that the motivation derived from family, acquaintance or partner support was the key to a successful transition. Society's anti-support/ in the form of criminal record as well as lack of work experience and a driving license reduced the possibility of obtaining legal employment