The participation of Vhembe District Community Corrections Forum (CCF) members in the re-integration of ex-offenders
The Department of Justice and Correctional Services (DJCS) in South Africa has endorsed a community participation policy to achieve re-integration objectives, but the challenge remains on the implementation process in order to reduce recidivism. The higher the success rate of ex-offenders’ re-integr...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2017
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Acta criminologica
Año: 2017, Volumen: 30, Número: 4, Páginas: 124-144 |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
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| Sumario: | The Department of Justice and Correctional Services (DJCS) in South Africa has endorsed a community participation policy to achieve re-integration objectives, but the challenge remains on the implementation process in order to reduce recidivism. The higher the success rate of ex-offenders’ re-integration, the fewer recidivists will be re-admitted and, consequently, the correctional centre population will be reduced. This study seeks to contextualise the participation of Community Corrections Forum members in the re-integration of ex-offenders into the community in Vhembe District. Currently, there is a lack of community involvement into ex-offenders’ re-integration which makes it difficult for ex-offenders to settle back into their communities. The introduction of Community Corrections Forums (CCFs) is not effective and the policy is silent about their objectives during the re-integration process. The involvement of community members in re-integration of ex-offenders assist the DJCS to facilitate community with the goal of successful re-integration. |
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| ISSN: | 1012-8093 |