ADDRESSING RECIDIVISM: AN EVALUATION OF
| dc.contributor.author | UMANAH, TEBOGO ELIZABETH | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-06-23T13:22:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-06-23T13:22:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-06-23 | |
| dc.description | MM - P&DM | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Measures to address the issues of juvenile crime and the problem of young people in trouble with the law are areas of international concern. Violent crime is mostly perpetrated by young people between the ages 14 and 25. The entry of these youngsters into the corrections system is worrying, as some of them will be equipped to become worse criminals partly due to them sharing cells with hardened criminals. It has been argued that it is a fruitless exercise to keep young offenders in prison as they tend to relapse upon release. Consequently, various approaches such as rehabilitation, minimum sentences and restorative justice have since been introduced as alternatives to traditional ways of imprisonment. Drug abuse, peer pressure, a lack of commitment on the part of offenders to change and corruption amongst DCS personnel are some of the factors leading to recidivism. As far as juveniles are concerned, rehabilitation therefore means helping young offenders to become responsible citizens. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10539/10198 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Prisons | en_US |
| dc.subject | Crime prevention | en_US |
| dc.title | ADDRESSING RECIDIVISM: AN EVALUATION OF | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |