Boot Camps as Korrektiewe Inrigting

Du Toit, Pauline (2001) Boot Camps as Korrektiewe Inrigting. Masters thesis, Universiteit Van Suid-Afrika.

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Abstract

In the following theoretical study the phenomenon of boot camps is described within a penological perspective, as it has originated and developed and is applied in the United States of America. The primary aim of this study is to obtain the Magister Artium degree. Secondly, it sheds light on an alternative method of dispensation of offenders, more specific juvenile offenders, in the criminal justice system. The investigation is intended to make a modest contribution to the content of penology. Knowledge and insight obtained can serve as guidelines for future research in respect of and application of boot camps in South Africa. The planning and functioning of boot camps is taken into account and the rationale behind boot camps as an effective institution of punishment is investigated. This was done against the background of the elements of punishment, over-population of prisons, cost-effectiveness, recidivism and rehabilitation. The study is of importance for South African circumstances, because of the increasingly over-population of prisons and the negative effect of imprisonment, especially on juveniles.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Juvenile delinquents - Rehabilitation - United States - Criminals - Alternatives to imprisonment - Shock incarceration - Intermediate sanctions - Residivism - Prison overcrowding - Shock probation.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Mr Jude Abhulimen
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2017 12:19
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2017 12:24
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/1304

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