The rehabilitation of incarcerated child offenders: challenges faced by social welfare officers in Zambia
A large number of children worldwide are detained. Social workers are rendering services to these children with the aim of rehabilitating them and reducing recidivism. This study aimed to identify the challenges experienced by social welfare officers in the rehabilitation of child offenders in Zambi...
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| author | Muyobela, Tamara Aggie Strydom, Marianne |
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| description | A large number of children worldwide are detained. Social workers are rendering services to these children with the aim of rehabilitating them and reducing recidivism. This study aimed to identify the challenges experienced by social welfare officers in the rehabilitation of child offenders in Zambia. It seemed most of the challenges were experienced because of a lack of resources relating to people power, capacity building, trained social workers and facilities. For Zambia to curb the challenges experienced, the custodians of the child justice programmes should strengthen their resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1950404f2bd4a14ad248b6155c2c1b52022-12-21T19:01:33ZafrStellenbosch UniversitySocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk0037-80542312-71982017-10-0153454056210.15270/53-4-597The rehabilitation of incarcerated child offenders: challenges faced by social welfare officers in ZambiaMuyobela, Tamara Aggie 0Strydom, Marianne 1Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch UniversityA large number of children worldwide are detained. Social workers are rendering services to these children with the aim of rehabilitating them and reducing recidivism. This study aimed to identify the challenges experienced by social welfare officers in the rehabilitation of child offenders in Zambia. It seemed most of the challenges were experienced because of a lack of resources relating to people power, capacity building, trained social workers and facilities. For Zambia to curb the challenges experienced, the custodians of the child justice programmes should strengthen their resources.http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/597social welfare officersrehabilitationchild offenders |
| spellingShingle | Muyobela, Tamara Aggie Strydom, Marianne The rehabilitation of incarcerated child offenders: challenges faced by social welfare officers in Zambia Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk social welfare officers rehabilitation child offenders |
| title | The rehabilitation of incarcerated child offenders: challenges faced by social welfare officers in Zambia |
| title_full | The rehabilitation of incarcerated child offenders: challenges faced by social welfare officers in Zambia |
| title_fullStr | The rehabilitation of incarcerated child offenders: challenges faced by social welfare officers in Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The rehabilitation of incarcerated child offenders: challenges faced by social welfare officers in Zambia |
| title_short | The rehabilitation of incarcerated child offenders: challenges faced by social welfare officers in Zambia |
| title_sort | rehabilitation of incarcerated child offenders challenges faced by social welfare officers in zambia |
| topic | social welfare officers rehabilitation child offenders |
| url | http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/597 |
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