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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Correctional centres"”.
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An evaluation of the roles of educators in correctional centres in Namibia
In this study, the roles of educators in correctional centres in Namibia were investigated. At independence, the Namibian legal system with regard to prison services underwent drastic changes. There was a fundamental shift from a philosophy of punishment and isolation, to a correctional and …
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Enhancing procurement of security services: a comparative case study of Mangaung and Kimberly Correctional Centres
… research is a comparative case study between two correctional centers, which are the Mangaung Correctional Centre and the Kimberly Correctional Centre. The Mangaung Correctional Centre has been procured through Public-Private Partnership, where government procures services through a private party …
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A descriptive study of offender on offender assaults in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre
In recent years, Correctional Centre violence has been much debated. Although the literature on violence is well developed, little is known about the nature and extent of violence in South African Correctional Centres, despite widespread concern and speculation. Furthermore, it is unclear whether …
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An exploration of female offenders' yoga experience in Worcester's correctional centre
… a holistic rehabilitation programme within many correctional centres, including South Africa. Yoga has become a symbolic resource that offenders can use to make sense of their incarceration experience and re(construct) their self-perception, while still incorporating ‘peace-making-mechanisms' …
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Parole in South Africa : is it a right or a privilege? : the theory and practice of parole in South African Correctional centres with specific focus on the nature of parole under the Correctional Service Act 8 of 1959 (repealed) and the current Correctional Service Act 111 of 1998
The principal focus of this research centres around the question whether parole, as it is understood and practised in South Africa, is a right or a privilege. The essential question of this thesis is whether a prisoner acquires an enforceable right to be released on parole after serving the …
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An assessment of South Africa's obligations under the United Nations Convention against torture
… to specific places of detention, such as correctional centres, police custody, repatriation centers, mental health care facilities and child and youth care centers. I establish that although South Africa has ratified the UNCAT and is a signatory to the OPCAT, our legal system greatly lacks …
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Doing “Life”: An Exploratory Study of the Experiences and Implications of Incarceration on Life-Serving Offenders
The Department of Correctional Services in South Africa currently incarcerates more than 160,000 offenders, which is ranked ninth in the world and the highest in Africa. The number of life-serving offenders increased from 433 in 1995 to 13,847 in 2014. This constitutes a psycho-social burden on …
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Examining the violentisation process and the likelihood of first time offenders becoming dangerous violent perpetrators, amongst offenders diverted from various courts in the Western Cape
… probation officers in various settings, such as correctional centres, courts and NGO’s.
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Challenges that offenders face upon release that contribute to recidivism in the Department of Correctional Services: a case study of the West Coast Medium ' A' Correctional Centre in the Western Cape
… impacts negatively on the already overcrowded correctional centres in South Africa. Life in prison is harsh and overpopulation leads to numerous communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and other sexuality transmitted infections. Offenders participate in various rehabilitation …
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The sexual assault and rape of male offenders and awaiting-trial detainees
… and awaiting-trial detainees in Pretoria Local Correctional Centre were investigated. Prison gangs, overcrowding of correctional centres, the involvement of correctional officials and the sexual orientation of the potential victim were highlighted as risk factors in the sexual assault and rape …
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Participation in decision-making within prison settings as a tool for enhancing the enjoyment of the right to health: The case of women inmates in Zambia
… rate in the prison population of 22%. Many correctional facilities and prisons were not designed or built with women in mind. This has seen women excluded in many aspects of correctional and penal systems including in correctional health systems. The situation is no different for Zambian …
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The views and experiences of service providers in facilitating a positive behaviour programme for at-risk youth in Cape Town schools: the case of the tenterden place of safety
… psychologists, social workers, juvenile correctional centres, probation officers, policymakers, basic education departments, and both administrators and teachers.