dc.contributor.advisor |
Cilliers, C.H. (Prof.)
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dc.contributor.author |
Visser, Johannes Gresse
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-08-31T07:38:34Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-08-31T07:38:34Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009-10 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Visser, Johannes Gresse (2009) The role of correctional supervision in curbing overpopulation in prisons, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4725> |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4725 |
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dc.description.abstract |
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. |
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dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (xvi, 175 leaves) |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.subject |
Overpopulation of prisons |
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dc.subject |
Correctional supervision |
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dc.subject |
Alternative sentencing |
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dc.subject |
Parole |
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dc.subject |
Conversion of sentences |
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dc.subject |
Amnesty |
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dc.subject |
Monitoring |
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dc.subject |
Special remission |
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dc.subject.ddc |
364.620968 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Probation -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Parole -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Community-based corrections -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Alternatives to imprisonment |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Home detention -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Prisons -- Overcrowding -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Police supervision -- South Africa |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Corrections -- Government policy -- South Africa |
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dc.title |
The role of correctional supervision in curbing overpopulation in prisons |
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dc.type |
Dissertation |
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dc.description.department |
Penology |
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dc.description.degree |
M.A. (Penology) |
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