Akoensi, Thomas D (2017) Ghana, Corrections in. In: Kerley, Kent R., ed. The Encyclopedia of Corrections. Wiley, pp. 344-352. ISBN 978-1-118-84542-4. E-ISBN 978-1-118-84538-7. (doi:10.1002/9781118845387.wbeoc118) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:64149)
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Abstract
Corrections in Ghana has evolved from communal traditional practices emphasizing offender reintegration and restitution to offender punishment in prisons. Prisons in Ghana represent a colonial legacy and its modus operandi via the maintenance of safe custody, and welfare provision since independence remains unchanged. The raison d'être of prison administration is security and discipline, with little emphasis and resource provision geared toward offender rehabilitation. With no parole system or alternatives to imprisonment, Ghana's prisons remain severely overcrowded with a concomitant effect on both prisoners' and prison officers' stress and well-being. This entry gives a broad overview of corrections in Ghana with a focus on (1) the history of imprisonment, (2) the structure of the Ghanaian prison system, with attention to both adult and juvenile corrections, and (3) a profile of prison officers, the principal custodians of incarceration.
Item Type: | Book section |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1002/9781118845387.wbeoc118 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Africa;corrections;Ghana;history;traditions;juvenile justice prisons |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research |
Depositing User: | Thomas Akoensi |
Date Deposited: | 26 Oct 2017 12:32 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2021 13:49 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/64149 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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