Community-Based Analysis of the Corrections and Treatment Policies of Convicts (Men and Women) and Its Methods

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• salman konani ¹
• mojammadali ,ahdavi sabet ¹
• ali safariy ²
• mohammad ali ardebili ²

¹ islamic azad university

² shahid beheshti university

Abstract

The Prisoners(Men or Womens) capability for rehabilitation is a Major hypothesis of Correctional criminology, and the Necessity of Creating a methodical program for prisoner re-entry to the Society is a main purpose of it. The purpose of this article is to Criminological and Sociological examine the Treatment policy and its Methods. This research has a descriptive and analytical methods, and Referring with a new Criminological approaches in regard Correctional Criminology. The findings of this study showed that the prison treatment program is inherently rooted in societies facts and expectations, and this program is tailored to the individual and social differences between men and women, in addition to joint plans, it also has independent measures. The results of this study showed that Implementation of a specific and restrictive approach, as well as the implementation of traditional methods, cannot change the behavior of prisoners. Therefore, the rules and regulations governing the idea of reforming prisoners in prison should be adapted to the conditions and characteristics of different categories of male and female prisoners. While using common and reforming ideas, specific models should also be taken into account for women and men in prison, to add to the prisons remedial capability and prison system and the possibility of a successful and normative return of convicts to the society.

Keywords

• Correction and Treatment program
• Prisoner
• Rehabilitation
• Men and Women

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