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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Main Authors: M., Hadi, Wan Mohamed, Wan Azlinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4743/1/AJ%202017%20%28608%29.pdf
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description 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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spelling uthm.eprints-47432021-12-16T02:55:31Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4743/ Reformation of offenders in Nigerian correctional institutions M., Hadi Wan Mohamed, Wan Azlinda LC251-951 Moral and religious education 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. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4743/1/AJ%202017%20%28608%29.pdf M., Hadi and Wan Mohamed, Wan Azlinda (2017) Reformation of offenders in Nigerian correctional institutions. Pertanika Journal Social Sciences & Humanities, 25 (NIL). pp. 139-148. ISSN 0128-7702
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