Browsing by Subject "Juvenile delinquents"
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The capacity building programme for youth at risk in the Western Cape: A community-based alternative for rehabilitation and reintegraton
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)There is a growing sense of apathy and lack of focus amongst the youth, which contributes to the threat of social integration. Constructive alternatives are therefore needed to curb gangsterism, drug abuse and other criminal ... -
A history of the Ottery School of Industries in Cape Town: issues of race, welfare and social order in the period 1937 to 1968
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)The primary task of this thesis is to explain the establishment of the 'correctional institution', the Ottery School of Industrues, in Cape Town in 1948 and the programmes of rehabilitation, correctional and vocational ... -
An investigation into the object relational patterns of violent male juvenile offenders
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Although deficits in object relations patterns have been identified in populations of violent offenders, few studies have examined the object relations of male juveniles incarcerated for violent crimes. The present study ... -
Recidivism: an exploration of juvenile prison inmates subjective perception of their return to prison
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Despite the unpleasant living conditions in prison, recidivism seems to be an uncontrollable phenomenon. It is evident that prison life is harsh with inmates having to sleep on the floors due to overpopulation, frequently ... -
Youth violence perpetration : a systematic review of community-level protective factors and community resilience
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This study aimed to (1) establish the conceptualization of youth violence perpetration within the literature; (2) explore identified community-level protective factors, (3) establish whether the interaction between ...