The role of correctional supervision in curbing overpopulation in prisons
| Autor: | Visser, Johannes Gresse |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Overpopulation of prisons
Correctional supervision Alternative sentencing Parole Conversion of sentences Amnesty Monitoring Special remission 364.620968 Criminals Rehabilitation South Africa Probation Community-based corrections Alternatives to imprisonment Home detention Prisons Overcrowding Police supervision Corrections Government policy |
| Druh dokumentu: | Dissertation |
| Popis: | The aim of this dissertation is to place the phenomenon of the overpopulation of South African prisons in perspective and to rectify the current situation in search of possible solutions. Since 1981, when this phenomenon reached unmanageable proportions, government has made numerous amnesties. This was only a short-term alleviation of the problem due to the high levels of recidivism. Correctional supervision as a sentence option was advocated by both the Lansdowne and Viljoen Commissions, enacted during 1986 and finally implemented during 1991. Initial expectations soon became blurred by factors such as insufficient development programmes and specialised personnel, enormous caseloads and the exclusion of supervision cases from development programmes. This study endeavours to analyse the current application of correctional supervision to determine the stumbling blocks and to create a foundation for new perspectives and possible solutions. Penology M.A. (Penology) |
| Databáze: | Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations |
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