Reformation of offenders in Nigerian correctional institutions
This study examined the correlations between rehabilitation and reformation programmes such as moral instruction and counselling and medical services in Nigerian correctional institutions. A survey design was adopted. The participants were 224 offenders selected from seven correctional institutio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
2017
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4743/1/AJ%202017%20%28608%29.pdf |
| Summary: | This study examined the correlations between rehabilitation and reformation programmes
such as moral instruction and counselling and medical services in Nigerian correctional
institutions. A survey design was adopted. The participants were 224 offenders selected
from seven correctional institutions in Nigeria. Questionnaire items were administered.
Pearson correlation was used to examine the relationships between the variables. The
findings reveal a moderate positive significant relationship between moral instruction
and rehabilitation; there is a strong positive significant relationship between counselling
services and rehabilitation and there is a strong positive relationship between medical care
and rehabilitation. It is therefore recommended that Nigerian correctional institutions be
in compliance with international best practice. More effort should also be given towards
the teaching of moral instruction that has been identified as moderate because the higher
the moral instruction given to offenders the higher the offender rehabilitation. |
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