... in incarceration and renders rehabilitative interventions redundant. The purpose of this paper is to explore the literature pertaining to public pedagogy, definitions and convictions, and rehabilitative interventions – all in relation to those considered to have committed sexuallymotivated or sadistic murders...

...Vilani Sachitra; Neranji Wijewardhana Purpose The place of rehabilitation programmes in the reformation and transformation of prison inmates has continued to be on the front burner of professionals such as educators, counsellors, social workers, psychologists and medical doctors. Analysis has...

...Joyce P.S. Chan; Jessie H.Y. Yeung; Nicholas C.Q. Wong; Richie C.H. Tan; N. Musa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how digital media technologies can enhance offender rehabilitation in correctional institutions. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative approach was adopted...

...-structured interviews with staff. Findings The findings indicate that life skills are an important component in rehabilitation. More specifically, developing the necessary tools to assist prisoners in everyday life, such as recognition, interpretation, reflection, response, and planning is fundamental...

...? It is therefore right to assume that meaningful reintegration of black offenders back into communities requires a deeper commitment to culturally competent rehabilitative processes, that could lead towards a culture of desistance. Social implications – An “Intersectional Model of Desistance” also needs...

... justice Social inclusion Rehabilitation Local integrated offender management (IOM) arrangements have been under development in a number of areas since 2009. The approach is a local one. The idea has grown from local agencies and partners working together, with support from the Home Office, Ministry...

...Harry Angel Purpose This purpose of this paper is to give the author's opinion regarding youth justice reform and austerity cuts. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores current policies and legislation relating to the youth criminal justice system, the role of rehabilitation...

...Jon Collins In December 2010, the Ministry of Justice published its criminal justice reform green paper, Breaking the Cycle: Effective punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing of offenders, which sets out the government's ambition for all criminal justice services to be delivered according...

... rehabilitative ideals and draw on emerging evidence from the desistance literature, which, when incorporated into practice, will result in increasing positive offender compliance and reducing offending behaviour. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Probation National Offender Management Service...