The Role of Corrections in Development: Lessons From Here, There, and Elsewhere
Author: Uju Agomoh.
Source: Volume 24, Number 01, Fall 2014 , pp.5-12(8)
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Abstract:
This paper focuses on a corrections approach that recognizes the need for community involvement in offender rehabilitation and reintegration processes. While placing emphasis on the importance of transformative and restorative and balanced justice in all countries regardless of their economic status, it cites examples, best practices, and lessons learned that can provide a road map for the future.Keywords: Offender rehabilitation, community corrections. restorative justice, transformative justice, corrections and economic development
Affiliations:
1: Prisoners’Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA).