A qualitative inquiry: management of recidivism in South Africa.
At a high cost to the community and taxpayers, offenders frequently return to correctional facilities shortly after being released. In South Africa, the management of recidivism has not been researched extensively, and recidivism as a phenomenon has received scant attention. This study explores how...
| Publicado en: | Crime, Law & Social Change Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 197 - 219 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=178461848&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 178461848 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 09254994 CRG jtl: Crime, Law & Social Change issn: 09254994 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2024 vid: 82 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 178461848 10.1007/s10611-024-10141-1 ppf: 197 ppct: 22 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 920KB tig: atl: A qualitative inquiry: management of recidivism in South Africa. aug: au: Samuels, Jerome A. Roman, Nicolette V. Schoeman, Marelize affil: https://ror.org/00h2vm590 Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Children, Families and Society, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa https://ror.org/048cwvf49 Department of Criminology and Security Science, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa su: South Africa Recidivism Crime prevention Corrections (Criminal justice administration) Correctional personnel Criminal records Computer systems sug: subj: Recidivism Crime prevention Corrections (Criminal justice administration) Correctional personnel Criminal records Computer systems South Africa Federal correctional services Provincial correctional services Computer Systems Design Services Computer systems design and related services (except video game design and development) keyword: DCS Offenders Recidivism management Stakeholders Statistics DCS Offenders Recidivism management Stakeholders Statistics ab: At a high cost to the community and taxpayers, offenders frequently return to correctional facilities shortly after being released. In South Africa, the management of recidivism has not been researched extensively, and recidivism as a phenomenon has received scant attention. This study explores how the Department of Correctional Services in South Africa manages recidivism using the perspectives of staff and external stakeholders. A qualitative study was conducted with 19 Department of Correctional Services employees and ten external stakeholders. The findings postulate that South Africa's Department of Correctional Services (1) lacks defined policy guidelines, processes, or structure for addressing recidivism; (2) suggests a gap in the system as departments work independently within the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS), which includes, among others, the Departments of Police, Home Affairs, Justice and Correctional Services; (3) recommends that the computer systems of the JCPS be integrated to manage recidivism, and the use of a criminal record number for the detection of recidivists; (4) identifies a need for the development of policy, policy procedures, and guidelines for managing repeat offending; and (5) a need for coherent research on the management of recidivism of offenders within the Department of Correctional Services in South Africa. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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