Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis examines the psychological and social reasons for recidivism
among women offenders of the law and explores the impact halfway houses could
have on reducing recidivism in SA.
Despite the problem of high crime and offender recidivism in SA there is a
lack of research into projects within the country that are attempting to address the
situation. This paper ascribes to be an authentic voice from one who has had the
unique opportunity of observing the SA prison system from within, over a period of
15 years, and one who has sought to assist ex-offenders in their reintegration from
prison to society by providing support once outside of prison over the past 10 years.
The thesis is auto-ethnographic in design and method. This research examines
the reasons for criminal acts among women and seeks to investigate and determine the
unique complexities surrounding women and crime. A high prevalence of sexual and
physical abuse is corroborated as common precursors to conduct problems in female
offenders, while mental ill health is found to be marked among women in prison.
Recommendations are made for the establishment of halfway houses in SA and
strategies are suggested for the development of such halfway houses. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie verhandeling ondersoek die sielkundige en sosiale redes vir residivisme
onder vroue oortreders van die wet en ondersoek die impak wat halfweghuise kan hê
op die vermindering van residivisme in Suid-Afrika. Ten spyte van die probleem van
hoë misdaad en residivisme in Suid-Afrika is daar nie baie geskryf oor projekte in die
land wat probeer om die situasie aan te spreek nie.
Hierdie verhandeeling is geskryf om 'n outentieke stem te wees van ‘n persoon
wat ‘n unieke geleentheid het om die Suid-Afrikaanse gevangenis stelsel van binne af
te sien oor 'n tydperk van 15 jaar, en wat poog om die probleem wat ex-oortreders
vind met herintegrasie uit die tronk deur middel van ondersteuning buite die tronk vir
die afgelope 10 jaar.
Die verhandeling is outo-etnografies in ontwerp en metode. Hierdie tesis neem
die redes in ag van kriminele dade onder vroue en poog om die unieke kompleksiteit
rondom vroue en misdaad te ondersoek. Die navorsing staaf 'n hoë voorkoms van
seksuele en fisiese mishandeling as 'n gemeenskaplike voorloper probleem in vroulike
oortreders. Geestesgesondheid is waar geneem onder vroue in die tronk. Die idee van
halfweghuise in die Suid-Afrikaanse gemeenskap is op die been gebring. Die artikel
stel verder strategie vir die ontwikkeling van die halfweghuise in Suid-Afrika voor.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/86401 |
| Date | 04 1900 |
| Creators | Van Wyk, Stephanie Anne |
| Contributors | Bantjies, Janson R., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 185 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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