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  • Parole supervision : a penological perspective 
    Nxumalo, Thamsanqa Elisha (1997-11)
    The purpose of Parole Supervision is in twofold, namely: ... The successful reintegration of the offender to the community; and ... The protection of the community against further criminal behaviour by parolees. The ...
  • Paroolvrylating: 'n penologiese vergelykende studie 
    Bothma, Roelf Gerhardus Petrus (2014-11-)
    The rationale of this research is to present a scientifically founded comparative study regarding parole. The comparisons are summarised on a theoretical and fundamental basis regarding: Release on parole:: A Penological ...
  • A penological perspective on the handling of the drug offender 
    Ovens, Michelle (1998-11)
    Drug policy and the treatment of drug offenders' is an area that receives much attention worldwide. Because of the authorities' apparent inability to deal with this form of crime, it has universally been deemed necessary ...
  • A penological perspective on unit management as a rehabilitation tool for youth offenders 
    Matshaba, Thabiso Donald (2011-11)
    The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the components of unit management, namely; architecture, case management, risk management and human rights in South African Youth Development Centres. The ...
  • Penologiese ondersoek rakende voorvonnisevaluering 
    De Villiers, Elizabeth Ann (1999-11)
    Hierdie verhandeling is 'n poging om 'n teoretiese-prinsipiele uiteensetting te gee omtrent voorvonnisevaluering vanuit 'n penologiese gesigspunt. Met voorvonnisevalueringsverslae word daar gepoog om op 'n sinlike manier ...
  • Penologiese studie rakende maksimumgevangenisse 
    Luyt, Willem Frederik Muller (1996-06)
    In the study below, the phenomenon of "maximum security prisons" is described as it is applied in various parts of the world, according to capita selecta. The phenomenon is described as it occurs in four countries, namely ...
  • Prison overcrowding : a penological perspective 
    Singh, Shanta (2009-08-25)
    The World Prison Brief Walmsley (2001:2) reveals that there are 8,7 million people held in penal institutions throughout the world, either as pre-trial detainees or having been convicted and sentenced. Although the rising ...
  • Prison overcrowding in the South African correctional services: a penological perspective 
    Shabangu, Kosabo Isaac (2009-08-25)
    Incarceration of offenders has been relied upon as the dominant sentence option through the years to address the objectives of punishment. Research has shown that the above-mentioned approach does not match the current ...
  • Privatization of prisons 
    Tshweu, Podile Samuel (2000-11)
    Private prisons in South Africa are still premature but it will be increased because negotiations are on the track. The government should take a more serious look at private prisons as an alternative to public production ...
  • The professional role of the correctional officer in the rehabilitation of offenders 
    Matetoa, Julia Mathuetsi (2012-12)
    Corrections has always been conventionally known as an occupational discipline and not a profession. The organization of corrections has been spoken of as a penitentiary, bearing in mind that the models of the buildings ...
  • Public punitiveness and opinions on just deserts : an exploratory study 
    Oliver, Charles Edwin (1999-06)
    In the light of a more punitive stance in Corrections and public discontent with the criminal justice system, a number of studies have been conducted since 1970 testing public punitiveness, probably in an attempt to ...
  • Punishment and South African constitution: a penological perspective 
    Palmer, Eshaam (2009-08-25)
    Since 25 January 1994, when the interim Constitution came into operation, South Africa's criminal justice system became subject to constitutional provisions, especially the Bill of Rights. All forms of punishment and ...
  • A quantified decision-making approach to probation in South Africa 
    Oliver, Charles Edwin (2009-08-25)
    Quantified decision-making refers to the scaling of factors such as crime seriousness, risk assessment, violation severity, and punitive responses or intensity of surveillance. As such, it is largely based on the justice ...
  • The role of correctional supervision in curbing overpopulation in prisons 
    Visser, Johannes Gresse (2009-10)
    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 ...
  • The role of the department of correctional services in the rehabilitation of child molesters 
    Jonker, Dina Carolina (2011-11)
    This report is the result of a literature study and questionnaire which gave insight on the role of Department of Correctional Services in the rehabilitation of child molesters. Correctional Services has adopted a new ...
  • The role of volunteers in the transformation of the South African criminal justice system 
    Nxumalo, Thamsanqa Elisha (2000-06)
    The history of the criminal justice system in South Africa, in the last decade is a history dominated by the desire for change and transformation. It will be remembered that we are talking of a system which, in the ...
  • Super maksimum gevangenisse 
    Pretorius, Alta (2009-08)
    A prisoner who's behaviour is causing a security risk for his fellow prisoners, has to be separated from the rest of the prison population. His aggressive and violent attitude as well as his rejection of authority will ...
  • Systematic review of theoretical and evidence-based literature on offenders' treatment in South Africa : a penological perspective 
    Motlalekgosi, Hendrik Puleng (2015-11)
    The South African Department of Correctional Services has a legislative mandate of detaining offenders in safe custody whilst ensuring their human dignity amongst others. This stems from section 2 of the Correctional ...
  • Unit management in prisons 
    Luyt, Willem Frederik Muller (1999-06)
    Research into unit management in prisons was necessitated by a need to change the way in which South Africa deals with prisoners. The lack of respect for human dignity, poor control in prisons before and after demilitarisation ...

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