Punishment in South Africa: an argument for rehabilitation of offenders

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dc.contributor.authorBallington, Julie
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-10T09:03:47Z
dc.date.available2016-06-10T09:03:47Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-10
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts, University of the 'Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. Johannesburg, 1998en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTIlls research report examines the traditional theories of punishment, that is, retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation, and assesses their practical and empirical relevance in South Africa at the present time. It is argued that the theories of retribution and deterrence are largely inadequate to deal with offenders effectively, and consequently little relief in the crime rate could be anticipated if we were to institute a system of punishment based purely on punitive considerations. By contrast, it is argued that the theory of rehabilitation offers a more holistic approach to deal with offenders, and is really the only system which takes crime control seriously. In sum, it is argued that a system of punishment rooted in retributive 01' deterrent principles will neither be more just, more effective nor more humane than a system which has rehabilitation of offenders as its goal.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/20451
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshCriminals--Rehabilitation--South Africa.
dc.subject.lcshPunishment--South Africa
dc.titlePunishment in South Africa: an argument for rehabilitation of offendersen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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