M.A. (Social Work) / This study analyses the aims and objectives in probation service programmes and those formulated for probation services within more comprehensive social welfare programmes. Probation services refer to all the social work services aimed at preventing crime and promoting the social welfare and functioning of the offender, his dependants and the victims of crime. A programme refers to a group of interdependent activities that focuses on achieving objectives or a set of objectives. An aim refers to, a statement that describes the long-term goal of a programme. refers to an operational describes in specific, what goals or results the a certain period of time. An objective, on the other hand, statement in a programme which observable and measurable terms programme plans to achieve within Measured against these definitions, the problem statement was formulated that the aims and objectives of probation service programmes would not meet the required standards. The point of departure was that programme formulators give inadequate attention to the components of aims and objectives. Furthermore, the general types of formulated aims and objectives were determined, as well as the preferred levels of objectives. The research included a study of the literature and archival sources and the completion of questionnaires in order to undertake an empirical investigation in which aims and objectives were evaluated and a model was drawn up for them. It is stressed that the history of probation services in the Republic of South Africa; the policy as it is laid down in the various Acts, particularly; and the formulated probation service programmes
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:11291 |
| Date | 02 June 2014 |
| Creators | Grundlingh, Heinrich Edward |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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