Frank Baffour employed the critical social work theory, social learning theory, and labelling
perspective to explore factors contributing to recidivism in selected prisons in Ghana …

There is an increase in cases of recidivism at Chikurubi Farm Prison. This results in
overcrowding in the face of limited resources. For many African prisons, rehabilitation is …

This study assessed the effect of societal level factors on recidivism among inmates in
selected prisons in South-Western, Nigeria. This study adopted the descriptive and …

There are increased cases of recidivism in prisons which makes them to be overcrowded yet
they have limited resources. Rehabilitation is difficult for many African prisons to achieve …

The main objective of this study was to investigate the socio-economic factors that influence
recidivism among Kenyan prisoners in Nakuru main prison. Recidivism directly affects the …

This study explores the causes of recidivism among inmates in a prison facility in Ghana.
Eleven men who had served two or more terms of imprisonment, five prison officers who …

Serving a prison sentence is a conventional treatment of convicts in modern corrections. The
objectives include reformation and rehabilitation so that the offenders can lead law-abiding …

Globally, the attention of the penal philosophy as moved toward reformation and
rehabitation of the offender with the hope of returning the ex-convict to the society as a social …

Recidivism is a major problem faced by all countries in the world and entails a tendency to
relapse into a previous behavior (criminal behavior in the context of this study). Using a …