Maatskaplike werk intervensie met manlike jeugoortreders in die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:Juvenile delinquency is currently reaching alarming proportions and the number ofjuveniles within the prison population is on the increase. The crimes committed by malejuvenile offenders, are often of an aggressive nature and include crimes such as murderand rape. The high rate of crime and the nature of the offences make it essential for socialwork services to be rendered to the juvenile offender. The purpose of the study was toestablish guidelines for the social worker with the male juvenile offender in the Departmentof Correctional Services.The literature study dealt with the development of the juvenile offender as adolescent anda profile of the offender was compiled. Those factors both within the family and in theenvironment that contribute to criminal behaviour in the male juvenile offender werediscussed. Furthermore the social work intervention process based on behaviour therapywas described.An exploratory descriptive study was undertaken in order to determine the knowledge thatsocial workers have with regard to social work intervention to the male juvenile offender.An empirical study was done based on the literature study. A sample comprised of tensocial workers that work with juvenile offenders at the youth centres of the Department ofCorrectional Services were involved in the study. With the help of the empirical study theknowledge and skills of social workers regarding the nature of social work intervention tothe juvenile was examined.The findings of the study reveal that social workers require more knowledge on thedevelopment of the juvenile offender and on those factors that contribute to criminalbehaviour, as well as skills with regard to the social work intervention process with themale juvenile offender.In order to render effective social work intervention to male juvenile offenders, socialworkers must possess adequate knowledge about the juvenile offender and about theskills needed to apply the social work intervention process.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University