D. Litt. et Phil. / The aim of this study was to develop a comprehensive framework for the rehabilitative needs of female offenders, through the use of Grounded Theory methodology. The framework took the form of a two-axis structure, with axis one encompassing the management of prisons and staff, and axis two dealing with the management and rehabilitation of prisoners. Axis two was conceptualised as a sequence of stages from the start of imprisonment until post-release. The framework is offered as a holistic structure for the development and integration of rehabilitative programmes. The framework is anticipated to assist in obtaining additional funding and support from the business community in order to make rehabilitative programmes available to a greater number of prisoners. The framework may also enable individuals and companies to determine where the specific resources at their disposal could be put to use with the greatest effect.

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of explanatory style on the coping strategies of women in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other substances.

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This thesis examines the attitudes and rehabilitative potential of female inmates in a California state women's prison.

Thesis (MTech(Education))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 1999 / Imprisonment is imposed on increasing numbers of women. Women on trial are also spending time in prisons. It is accepted that crime must be punished but it should and can simultaneously be transformed so that human potential can develop into learning opportunities. Personal interest and empathy with imprisoned women served as motivation for this study; the starting-point being a further conviction that such women have already been punished when starting to serve their sentence and that imprisonment should from then on focus on rehabilitation. The question is what learning opportunities are created for women in prisons, and if insufficient as far as individual needs are concerned, what can be done to facilitate and/or contribute to rehabilitation and the subsequent re-admittance to society upon discharge. Two empirical studies were undertaken in order to obtain the data identified in a situation analysis. A national survey was undertaken in the first place with the aid of the Chief of Training, Department of Correctional Services, in order to determine the training available. The finding provided in Chapter Two of this thesis, shows such opportunities to be rare and unstructured. In comparison with that available to male prisoners, it is indeed quite insufficient and even ineffective. In addition to this general national survey, visits were made to Western Cape prisons where ladies were held. Interviews were conducted with the latter as well as with control officers. Specific needs were identified, which, together with the first survey, enabled the researcher to make meaningful recommendations. Chapter Three of this study was devoted to programme design, a curriculum model was implemented in order 10 provide structure 10 the above data, and aspects of human reality was utilised as criterium. A summary and recommendations for improved learning opportunities for female persons complete the study. Criteria for the design of training programmes are provided and specific mention is made of the role of the National Qualification Framework and accreditation of leaming outcomes in the form of unit standards. It is hoped that the above will make a difference, not only as far as the rehabilitation of women in prisons is concerned, but also with regard to the manager(s) of the learning opportunities as well as the women to enable them to make a positive change to their living environment upon discharge

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T13:31:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ivonete Gardini.pdf: 1819961 bytes, checksum: 4e39d61a3fb71943b41b6bbf23976d16 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-10-17 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The present paper is about a field research which took place at the Prison for Women of Sant Ana, with 200 women. Its goal is both to learn about and analyze the experience of being confined in the prison system: the meaning of space and the way it affects the image one has about oneself, wishes, the ability of acting, and projects for the future. The key category of the research is affectivity according to the way it has been discussed at Research Center for the Dialectic of Inclusion/Exclusion, whose theoretical frame of reference is the work of Vygotsky and Spinoza. From this standpoint, affection does not detach itself from action and reason, and unveils the ethical quality of existence. In order to grasp the way women s affection relates to the institutional environment, the methodological tools responsible for developing the Affective Maps (Bomfim, 2010) were used, with the inclusion of questions related to the future. In Foucault and Goffman, elements to analyze and understand the institutional dynamics were looked for. As far as the instrumental reference is concerned, the Likert Scale is used to define categories, which were revisited in the light of the theoretical frame, what enabled the joining of them into two categories inspired by Spinoza: Sad Passions and Joyful Passions/Becoming. The word passion was chosen for representing the affections which keep the aforesaid womenin passivity, in servitude - a social dimension characterized by reaction and no-action and by inadequate ideas about affections. It is clear that theirsuffering results from intertwined ethical and political factors, created by social inequalities; however, women in rehabilitation are unaware of this bound. They tend to personifythe origin of their suffering by peoplewho are close to them and also by some of their own behaviors. Emotions related to the ambience as a whole are of sadness, suffering, anguish, anxiety, pain and longing. The predominant image of the place is of onethat deprives, isolates, shuts away. But there are also those that point to, although to a lesser extent, learning, a new beginning, a place of transition, passage and of provisional character. All of them show projects for the future related to looking aftertheir children, to the family, the pursuit of education and work, a fresh start away from prison / Este trabalho trata de uma pesquisa de campo realizada na Penitenciária Feminina de Sant Ana, com 120 mulheres. Seu objetivo é conhecer e analisar a experiência de estar confinada no sistema penitenciário: o sentido do espaço e como afeta a imagem de si, os desejos, capacidade de agir, o projeto de futuro. A categoria central da pesquisa é a afetividade conforme vem sendo discutida no Núcleo de Pesquisa Dialética Exclusão/Inclusão. Esta tem como referencial teórico as obras de Vigotski e Espinosa. Nesta perspectiva, o afeto não se separa da ação e da razão e revela a qualidade ética da vivencia. Com o intuito de apreender os afetos das mulheres com relação ao ambiente institucional, foi utilizado o instrumental Mapas Afetivos (Bomfim, 2010), acrescentando perguntas com relação ao seu futuro. Em Foucault e Goffman buscamos elementos para analisar e entender a dinâmica institucional. Os Mapas Afetivos usa a Escala Likert para definir categorias, às quais foram correlacionadas com o referencial teórico, o que possibilitou a definição de duas categorias inspirada em Espinosa: Paixão Triste e Paixão Alegre/Devir. Paixão, pois suas emoções e sofrimento as mantêm na passividade, servidão, reagem e não agem. Seu sofrimento é ético-político, gerados pela desigualdade social, porém as mulheres reeducandas desconhecem essa vinculação. Elas tendem a personalizar a gênese de tal sofrimento em pessoas ou em algumas atitudes suas ou de outras. As emoções relacionadas à ambiência de modo geral são de tristeza, sofrimento, angústia, ansiedade, dor e saudade. A imagem com relação ao lugar é de que priva, isola, tranca. Há as que indicam imagens relacionadas ao aprendizado, recomeço, ao lugar de transição, passagem e provisoriedade. Essas mulheres apresentam projeto de futuro relacionado ao cuidado dos filhos, à família e à busca por trabalho e estudo, e o recomeço de uma nova vida longe da penitenciária

Text in English / While correctional centres are often associated with men, there is an increasing number of incarcerated women who have rehabilitation needs that are specific to their gender. Historically correctional centres have responded through offering rehabilitative programmes that stereotyped women offenders into socially constructed gender roles. Using a feminist criminology framework, the current study aimed to explore the subjective inner experience and meaning given by women classified as maximum security offenders to the rehabilitation processes in the Johannesburg Correctional Centre. Data was collected from 18 incarcerated women who are and were once classified as maximum offenders. A narrative analysis was used in understanding the data from the interviews. Women’s narratives in the current study reflect unique and common experiences with rehabilitation in the correctional centre. Being a maximum security offender presents a challenge of further perceived discrimination, alienation and isolation amongst women who describe limited involvement in rehabilitation as a result of this identity. Also highlighted in the study are challenges in implementing gender sensitive programming in a penal system infused with power dynamics; a discipline and punish narrative; patriarchy; binary view of gender and ethnocentrism. A continued reinforcement of traditional structures, systems and practices that seek to perpetuate gendered form of existence is also evident in the current study. Therefore, a need for the reformation of the correctional centre context and culture is suggested so as to respond in a manner that is not only gender sensitive, but also inclusive enough in recognising both in theory and in practice, the various locations of inequality in society that influence female criminality. The principle of Ubuntu demonstrated through caring, compassion and hospitability which empowers and edifies the other person through interrelatedness is one of the promising initiatives that can guide correctional centres and society in the implementation of gender sensitive programmes, while paying attention to the socio-cultural dynamics that influence women’s pathways to crime. / Psychology / D. Phil. (Psychology)