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The role of the department of correctional services in the rehabilitation of child molesters

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dc.contributor.advisor Kriel, Johan
dc.contributor.author Jonker, Dina Carolina
dc.date.accessioned 2012-05-17T10:32:46Z
dc.date.available 2012-05-17T10:32:46Z
dc.date.issued 2011-11
dc.identifier.citation Jonker, Dina Carolina (2011) The role of the department of correctional services in the rehabilitation of child molesters, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5696> en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5696
dc.description.abstract 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 approach, where offenders need to change their negative behavior and be rehabilitated. Corrections have a societal responsibility towards the community to guide the offender on his rehabilitation path. This study was conducted to give a better understanding of rehabilitation to child molesters. It seems that child molesters will re-offend if they are not included in a thorough treatment programme. The purpose of this research is to determine if the Department of Correctional Services delivers on its legal and social responsibility towards the rehabilitation of child molesters. It is evaluated against international benchmarks. In this study the researcher gathered information on the profile of a child molester, the programmes currently available in Correctional Services, and also the involvement of the community in this process. Corrections cannot work alone, and needs the help of the community and leaders in the community to assist it in this process. Correctional Services faces many challenges in order to succeed in the rehabilitation of offenders. Currently there is a shortage of social workers and psychologists in the Department of Correctional Services, and the Department cannot, therefore, fully succeed in its rehabilitative role. Another aspect is that treatment is voluntary, and offenders can decide if they want to become involved or not. Only if the judge decides that the offender must be included in therapy, can he be forced to do so. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (150 leaves)
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Rehabilitation en
dc.subject Restorative justice en
dc.subject Correctional services en
dc.subject White Paper on Corrections
dc.subject Re-offending
dc.subject Treatment programmes
dc.subject Social workers
dc.subject Psychologists
dc.subject Children
dc.subject Child molesters
dc.subject Sex offenders
dc.subject Community
dc.subject Community reintegration
dc.subject Offender
dc.subject Victim
dc.subject Policies
dc.subject.ddc 616.85836
dc.subject.lcsh Child molesters -- Rehabilitation -- South Arica
dc.subject.lcsh Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh South Africa. Department of Correctional Services
dc.title The role of the department of correctional services in the rehabilitation of child molesters en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Penology
dc.description.degree M.A. (Penology)


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