The effect of rehabilitation on juveniles’ recidivism: a case of Mukobeko medium correctional facility.
Date
2022-07-04
Authors
Likomeno, Richard
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The University of Zambia
Abstract
The objective of this study was to establish the effect of rehabilitation on juveniles’ recidivism at
Mukobeko Medium Correctional facility. The study was guided by the following objectives: To
establish the influence of rehabilitation on juveniles’ recidivism; to determine the reliability of
rehabilitation towards juveniles’ recidivism; to identify challenges faced by Correctional Service
on juveniles’ rehabilitation to reduce recidivism; to suggest strategies on rehabilitation in order
to improve service delivery for juveniles.
A descriptive design method was preferred for this study. The target population of this study
targeted 200 people with a special focus on Correctional Instructors, Administrators, Counselors,
Offender management and Juvenile offenders. The study collected primary data from Medium
correctional facility. The main instruments for data collection were questionnaires and interview
guide with both structured and open ended questions. The research was qualitative in nature and
descriptive statistics analysis was employed in terms of charts tables and percentages.
Based on the study findings on the effects of rehabilitation on juveniles’ recidivism, the study
recommended that, in order to improve on the rehabilitation services, there is need for the
government to improve on infrastructure. The study also recommends that there is need for the
Zambia Correctional service to employ or train more trade instructors who will help the
Juveniles to acquire vocational training and experience during their period in custody.
Rehabilitation programmes in correctional institutions should be relevant to offenders to address
their offending behaviour and to enhance them to be self-sufficient. The Zambia correctional
service needs to create vocational training programs where Juvenile offenders work under the
supervision of institutions and organizations outside the correctional facility. The Correctional
Service is also faced with numerous challenges in trying to modify the behaviour of the Juveniles
under their custody. Some of the challenges include inadequate infrastructure, shortage of
correctional staff which leads to misplacement of staff, overcrowding, and lack of capacity
building in the fields of behaviour modification and inadequate provision of reintegration
programmes.
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Criminals--Rehabilitation. , Correctional psychology. , Forensic psychology.