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'Reintegration of Offenders'- what does this mean?
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'Reintegration of Offenders'- what does this mean? Reintegration is directly linked to concepts of rehabilitation and restorative justice. Reintegration can take place after imprisonment or during restorative justice processes. This paper will commence with a discussion about reintegration processes that can be used during and after imprisonment, and how trying to achieve behavioural change through punishment alone does little to help an offender reintegrate back into society. This paper will then discuss rehabilitative processes that have been used in Queensland to assist with the reintegration of offenders, particularly indigenous offenders and programs in regional settings, and whether these programs have been successful. This will be followed by a discussion on how restorative justice processes help with reintegration of offenders and victims. This paper will discuss that community awareness and education is needed in order to achieve successful reintegration. In conclusion this paper will discuss Braithwaites (1989) theories on reintegrative shaming...
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