Reducing recidivism in South Africa: towards a needs-based approach to the rehabilitation of offenders

dc.contributor.advisorNortje, Windell
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Tasne Verna
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-23T07:35:49Z
dc.date.available2025-05-23T07:35:49Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe Department of Correctional Services (hereafter, DCS) rehabilitation programmes and treatments frequently address one issue while ignoring others. Therefore, although existing rehabilitation programmes aim to prepare the offender for reintegration into society, these programmes frequently concentrate solely on one facet of an individual’s challenges while overlooking the complexities of their issues and any accompanying disorders they may have. This one-size-fits-all approach is detrimental to offenders striving to break the cycle of release and re-arrest. When attempting to reintegrate into society, prisoners encounter several psychological and social issues which contribute to high recidivism rates. Reducing offenders' high recidivism necessitates concentrating on sociodemographic factors as well as providing offenders with a range of rehabilitation programmes tailored to their unique needs.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/20437
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Cape
dc.subjectCorrectional Services Act
dc.subjectCriminal Justice System
dc.subjectDepartment of Correctional Services
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectOffender Rehabilitation
dc.titleReducing recidivism in South Africa: towards a needs-based approach to the rehabilitation of offenders
dc.typeThesis

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