scholarly journals Social reinsertion of former detainees: Between perception and attitude

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 352-379
Author(s):  
Mihaela Sandu ◽  
Mariana Floricica Calin ◽  
Marius Constantin
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Global Awareness ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Social Reintegration ◽  
Difficult Time ◽  
Changing Attitudes ◽  
Answering Questions

It is known that at the level of each society there are manifestations of violation of the rules, the rules that can take the form of deviance. Individuals who violate these rules, legally commit crimes. Successful crime prevention strategies must address the factors that contribute to the large number of crimes committed by individuals who have served a term of imprisonment and have failed, after release, to integrate into the community as law-abiding citizens. I chose to carry out this research because the community, the society belongs to everyone, therefore both I and my family, friends and relatives are directly affected by the present criminal phenomenon. The aim of the paper is to raise public awareness about the situation of those who have been deprived of their liberty in their quest to be among us again, how we can help them and implicitly us, in this difficult process of social reintegration. Awareness of the perception of the population regarding the reintegration of former detainees, of the difficulties encountered by them in trying to return to a fair life is a significant element in forming / changing attitudes towards them, a reintegrated person, a gain for the community. We do not live alone, isolated, therefore thousands of people released from prisons in just a few months live among us trying to survive in an environment often hostile so that there are many cases in which they relapse involving high costs both financial and psychosocial for the belonging community. The research was conducted in a difficult time for the whole world, when tens of thousands of people lost their jobs and socialization was drastically reduced with still uncertain prospects for the future but people were open to answering questions even if they themselves need social reintegration, although they have not served a legal sentence of deprivation of liberty. However, this pandemic context has brought a global awareness of the effects of deprivation of liberty, with psychological effects being present in a significant proportion of a large part of the population.

Thinking about offender social reintegration: A case study of one NGO programme in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282096742
Author(s):  
Emmison Muleya
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
The Body ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Social Reintegration ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Former Offenders ◽  
Offender Reintegration

Successful social reintegration is critical if we are to reduce recidivism and crime in general. This voice of people article presents a background case for why effective offender reintegration services are key in South Africa, and the Eastern Cape in particular, through an example of the Offender Reintegration programme rendered by the National Institute of Crime Prevention and Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO). Apart from the paucity of literature on offender reintegration, very few voices from people working directly with these former offenders are ever heard. Therefore, this article seeks to address this gap by contributing to the body of knowledge on offender social reintegration.

scholarly journals Using heat maps to identify areas prone to violence against women in the public sphere

Crime Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarita Garfias Royo ◽  
Priti Parikh ◽  
Jyoti Belur
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Situational Crime Prevention ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Heat Maps ◽  
Crime Data

Abstract The lack of accessible crime data, especially geolocations, in developing countries often acts as a barrier to identifying environmental or situational factors in high crime areas that might contribute to the facilitation of those crimes. This paper presents a methodology for conducting fieldwork for creating heat maps to identify areas prone to violence against women (VAW) in Corregidora, Mexico. Heat maps were produced based on household survey data. The results were used to select specific high concentration locations to conduct structured observations and inductive visual analysis at street level in order to identify if and what situational factors might influence the perpetration of VAW in those locations. Four broad features were identified in the urban built environment during the site visits linked to the facilitation of opportunities for the commission of VAW: (1) lacking infrastructure, (2) presence of physical obstacles, (3) poor visibility and (4) restricted pedestrian mobility. The paper demonstrates the utility of this method for aiding situational crime prevention strategies in areas where official spatial crime data is unavailable or lacking. This study presents a relatively low cost (although labour intensive) and independent method of aiding crime prevention strategies, which will hopefully be of practical value for organisations in areas with poor crime recording practices and limited access to expensive mapping technologies.

scholarly journals Asymptomatic covid-19 carriers education App (1)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter chew
Keyword(s):  
Viral Load ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Scientifically Based Research ◽  
Asymptomatic Carriers ◽  
Vaccination Rates ◽  
Close Contacts

AbstractBackground: The World Health Organization (WHO) said the situation in India was a "devastating reminder" of what the coronavirus could do. COVID-19 cases suddenly spiked across India. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that one of the major reasons for the spike in coronavirus cases was people not following COVID-appropriate behaviour. The Union minister noted that the sudden rise in cases is largely or maybe event-driven comprising local body elections, grand weddings, and farmers' protest. These events may cause asymptomatic covid-19 carriers to spread wide covid-19 to others. Malaysia is also facing a surge in Covid-19 may due to the spread of covid-19 by asymptomatic covid-19 carriers. Therefore, it is important to develop an application that can publicize information on asymptomatic covid-19 carriers. The purpose of this application is to provide sufficient information and scientific research evidence to ensure that prevention strategies for asymptomatic covid-19 carriers must be implemented. The app is also open to anyone who uses it to educate others so that information can be shared more quickly to prevent other countries from becoming "Second India or Malaysia".Method: The homepage of the app shows that asymptomatic covid-19 carriers may have a lower viral load, the same viral load, or a higher viral load than symptomatic covid-19 carriers. When the user app is pressed by each category, they will see sufficient information and scientifically based research evidence about each category. These apps also show the evidence that on January 13, 2021 - Malaysian Health Department Director Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah instructs test Only those Close Contacts With Symptoms and The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the Health Ministry to urgently improve the management of mild Covid-19 cases and revert to its policy of testing all close contacts. In addition, These apps also show App raise public awareness of the importance of COVID-19 vaccination(version 4) [Peter Chew, 2021] can intuitively see that countries with high vaccination rates can solve the problem of asymptomatic transmission of covid-19 carriers.Result: This application displays sufficient information and scientifically based research evidence to prove asymptomatic covid-19 carriers are the main key to the outbreak of covid-19. Some countries are using covid-19 symptom prevention strategies. They are only testing the symptomatic closed contact of covid-19 patients, because they may think that asymptomatic covid-19 carrier is just a low viral load and a low transmission rate, which is wrong. Some asymptomatic covid-19 carriers of covid-19 have high viral loads. The accumulation of asymptomatic covid-19 carriers with high viral load is the main cause of the covid-19 outbreak. Conclusion: Three apps have been developed to educate the public about the importance of asymptomatic covid-19 carriers. The asymptomatic covid-19 carrier education app (1) will provide sufficient information and scientific research evidence to educate citizens of any country to ensure that preventive strategies must be implemented for asymptomatic carriers to prevent the country’s Covid-19 outbreak. App, Game Base Learning to Prevent Infection from COVID-19 (version 3) [Peter Chew, 2020 ]. The app allows anyone to intuitively see that when the second wave covid-19 arrives, the accumulation of a large number of asymptomatic carriers in some countries has led to the high infection rate of covid-19. This is what is happening in India now. App raise public awareness of the importance of COVID-19 vaccination(version 4) can intuitively see that countries with high vaccination rates can solve the problem of asymptomatic transmission of covid-19 carriers. This is what is happening in Israel now.

scholarly journals Children’s Vulnerability to Sexual Violence during COVID-19 in Kenya: Recommendations for the Future

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Stevens ◽  
James Rockey ◽  
Sarah Rockowitz ◽  
Wangu Kanja ◽  
Melissa Fay Colloff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Situational Crime Prevention ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Child Victims ◽  
Sex Offending ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
School Closures ◽  
The Future

This article discusses the latest research that reveals that children seem to be facing new risks of sexual violence in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patterns of sex offending against children coinciding with the implementation of lockdowns, curfews, and school closures may be shifting since the pandemic began. In particular, emerging evidence from Kenya suggests that child victims are younger, more likely to be victimized by a neighbor in a private residence, and in the daytime, compared to pre-pandemic. We conclude that situational crime prevention strategies that focus on providing alternative safe venues to reduce offending opportunities must be a central part of a public health approach to reduce children’s vulnerability during crises such as COVID-19.

scholarly journals Children's Vulnerability to Sexual Violence During COVID-19 in Kenya: Recommendations for the Future

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M. Stevens ◽  
James C. Rockey ◽  
Sarah R. Rockowitz ◽  
Wangu Kanja ◽  
Melissa F. Colloff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Situational Crime Prevention ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Child Victims ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
The Future

This article discusses the latest research that reveals that children seem to be facing new risks of sexual violence in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic. The evidence suggests there have been changes in patterns of sexual offenses against children coincident with lockdowns, curfews, and school closures. In particular, emerging evidence from Kenya suggests that child victims are younger, more likely to be victimized by a neighbor in a private residence, and in the daytime, compared to pre-pandemic. We conclude that situational crime prevention strategies that focus on providing alternative safe venues to reduce offending opportunities must be a central part of a public health approach to reduce children's vulnerability during crises such as COVID-19.

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