Articles with "correctional services" as a keyword



A qualitative inquiry: management of recidivism in South Africa

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Published in 2024 at "Crime, Law and Social Change"

DOI: 10.1007/s10611-024-10141-1

Abstract: 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… read more here.

Keywords: management recidivism; south africa; correctional services; recidivism ... See more keywords
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CHALLENGES FOR REHABILITATION OF SENTENCED OFFENDERS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF UNIT MANAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES: BETHAL MANAGEMENT AREA

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Published in 2018 at "Social Work"

DOI: 10.15270/54-4-674

Abstract: In 1998 the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) made a paradigm shift from being purely punitive institutions to becoming rehabilitative correctional centres. The paper reports on a mixed method study done at correctional centres in… read more here.

Keywords: management; correctional services; unit management; department correctional ... See more keywords