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Exploring the effectiveness of rehabilitation: A phenomenological study of parole recidivists in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province.Musekwa, Ofhani Prudance 20 September 2019 (has links)
MA (Psychology) / Department of Psychology / Correctional Service inmate rehabilitation and rising issues of recidivism have been
of interest within the Justice System with the mind to improve and ensure not only
functionality but the effectiveness of every effort put toward rehabilitating inmates.
Individuals are not convicted with the intention of closing them off from society
completely, but to have their abnormal behavior corrected (this speaks to effective
rehabilitation programmes and successful re-entry). Inevitably, this makes the
parole period pivotal for assessing these programmes and why rehabilitation is not
directly resulting in successful re-entry since parolees are more at risk to reoffend,
making up the rising margin of recidivism of over 70% in South Africa. It then
becomes significant to look into whether rehabilitative programmes are effective
according to individuals who have practically been on the receiving end.
This study investigated the lived experiences that recidivist parolees had of
rehabilitation by taking a closer look at their lived experiences. This was
qualitatively realized by employing to the study: interpretive phenomenological
design. From a population of recidivist parolees residing in Vhembe District, after
agreeing to participate in the study, a sample of 10 participants was interviewed (in
accordance to data saturation) which were attained through the snowball sampling
technique. From this sample, data was collected through the use of semi-structured
open-ended interviews and analyzed through interpretive phenomenological
analysis. This process yielded the following results.
Generally, participants felt that rehabilitation programmes are not effective and play
a very small role in influencing change. This is a similar case with re-entry into
society. In light of this, participants reported that they have difficulty fitting into
society as normal members because of social stigma, chronic trauma, not getting
enough support after release and not being eligible for employment. Participants
also reported irregular administration and accessibility of the programmes for all
inmates. In light of these results, rehabilitation should be compulsory for all inmates
and should also include post arrest programmes. / NRF
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The psychological effects of recidivism amongst male youth in Musina, South AfricaMulaudzi, Sympathy Khuthadzo 18 September 2017 (has links)
MA (Psychology) / Department of Psychology / Recidivism refers to re-offending behaviour, and recidivists are usually individuals who were arrested repeatedly for the same or different offences. The aim of this study was to explore the psychological effects of recidivism amongst male youth in Musina. This study employed the qualitative research approach because it required elaborated information which this paradigm promotes. This research adopted an exploratory design. The participants were selected through the use of purposive and snowball sampling. Data was gathered using semi-structured face to face interviews. The researcher used a voice recorder and a note pad to record the collected data. The findings of this study indicated that peer pressure, lack of education and unemployment, substance abuse, poverty, child neglect, parenting and supervision were the most common factors contributing to recidivism. The results of this study indicated that recidivists often commit petty crimes. The participants stated that these crimes included pick-pocketing, mugging, shoplifting and house breaking. Serious crimes were not common amongst the recidivists because only few of them committed serious crimes. The participants also reported that recidivism has negative impacts on their own personal lives, their families as well as on their education.
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A Study of Multiple Causes of Recidivism Among Youth Offenders at Thohoyandou Female/Juvenile Correctional Centre in the Vhembe District, Limpopo ProvinceBanda, Andrew 18 May 2017 (has links)
MA (Youth in Development) / Institute for Gender and Youth Studies / This research was conducted in the Thohoyandou Correctional Centre within the
Female/Juvenile place found in the Thulamela Municipality in the Vhembe District. It is
approximately 200km to the north of Limpopo Provincial capital of Polokwane. It focuses on
finding out factors that influence offenders to re-offend again, investigate recidivism among
youth offenders and identify some of the problems relating to recidivism. The research
consisted of juvenile offenders incarcerated in the Thohoyandou Correctional Centre within
the juvenile area. Both groups of sentenced male and female juveniles participated in the
study. The research used non-probability sampling. Purposive sampling was used to gather
information within the Thohoyandou Correctional Centre. The research used interviews and
focus group interviews as methods of collecting data. The interviews were conducted using
English and Tshivenda then the responses were translated from Tshivenda to English. The
researcher interviewed young offenders who have offended and re-offended. The researcher
used grounded theory as a method to analyse data. This method helped the researcher to
generate theory from the data collected
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