Academic literature on the topic 'Rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents - South Africa - Psychological aspects'

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Hoar, Robyn. "Strategic approach to psychotherapeutic intervention with male institutionalized white adolescents to control absconding." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15888.

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Bibliography: pages 92-98.<br>Using a systems theoretical orientation the objective of this study was to implement a strategic approach for psychotherapeutic intervention with six male institutionalized white adolescents at a local custodial school. It was hypothesized that a strategic approach would control absconding for the duration of the investigation. Surveys of the literature were undertaken to provide the background to psychotherapeutic intervention with adolescents in custodial institutions, strategic psychotherapy and absconding. Absconding was selected as the condition for evaluatin
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Slabber, Hester Jacoba. "Psychological experiences of placement in correctional facilities within the Western Cape Province of South Africa : an exploratory study of incarcerated youth." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86493.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Focusing on the social-psychological level, where the focus is on negative relationships with others, Agnew’s General Strain Theory (GST) is internationally one of the most widely employed criminological theories explaining the onset and manifestation of youth offending. GST contends that youth are pressured into criminal behaviour by the negative affective states generated by negative relationships, which are characteristically defined as either aversive or not from the perspective of the youth; where especially anger motivates
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Makhurane, Forget. "Promoting the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders in selected South African correctional schools : a wellness perspective." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/27003.

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Text in English, with abstracts and keywords in English, Sesotho and Afrikaans<br>The purpose of the study was to investigate and explore how rehabilitation and wellness of juvenile offenders in selected South African correctional schools can be promoted. A wellness model that can be used to promote the wellness of juvenile offenders was proposed based on the findings of the study. The researcher used the wellness, ubuntu and bio-ecological theories as theoretical frameworks to guide the study. These theories helped the researcher to understand how the promotion of wellness among juvenile off
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Moatlhodi, Ntombizodwa. "The social construction of crime and identity among young offenders." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6485.

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M.A.<br>The young offender's criminal behaviour exerts enormous damage to the social and economical aspects of the country. Exploring the identity construction of young offenders, the decisions and choices they make in breaking into strangers' houses, stealing and hijacking other people's cars, is the focus of this study. Attention will also be focused on exploring how the criminal "career" affects and is affected by their identity construction. It is also the purpose of this study to explore what could be attracting the young offender to embark on a criminal expedition, in spite of the conseq
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Geoffrey, Leandre Christina. "An exploration on the criminal capacity of child offenders with psychiatric disorders." Diss., 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25090.

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The aim of this explorative study is to establish if psychiatric disorders influence the criminal capacity of child offenders. A qualitative approach was adopted in the study to develop an in-depth understanding of the issues pertaining to criminal capacity assessments for child offenders with psychiatric disorders. The risks associated with various psychiatric disorders in relation to childhood criminality, and the methods that are used to deal with child offenders who suffer from psychiatric disorders, were also explored. The data collection tool for this study was a semi-structured intervi
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Geoffrey, Leandre Christina. "A transdisciplinary approach to dealing with child offenders with psychiatric disorders." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25583.

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This study aimed to develop a framework for improved legislation, methods of practice and services used to meet the best interest of child offenders with psychiatric disorders within the South African child justice system. This aim was achieved via a qualitative study, which evaluated child justice and mental health legislation, methods of practice, role-players, and services in South Africa, and compared same to those in Namibia, Botswana, and Nigeria; to establish if the best interest of child offenders with psychiatric disorders are currently met from a South African perspective. Data coll
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