A descriptive study of offender on offender assaults in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre

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dc.contributor.advisorVan der Spuy, Elrenaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKoekemoer, Hannesen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-06T06:59:29Z
dc.date.available2017-09-06T06:59:29Z
dc.date.issued2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, Correctional Centre violence has been much debated. Although the literature on violence is well developed, little is known about the nature and extent of violence in South African Correctional Centres, despite widespread concern and speculation. Furthermore, it is unclear whether this particular context of violence is due to the often hostile environment of Correctional Centres, or due to violent nature of inmates held in custody. This research study aims to investigate Correctional Centre violence in a South African Correctional Centre, looking specifically at offender-on-offender assaults that occurred in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre, by looking at assault incident reports and investigations. Discourse and thematic analysis was applied to single out the nature and contexts of the assaults reported. It was found that the assaults usually took place in certain spaces and times, but also that perpetrators and victims of violence often shared various commonalities. Additionally, certain units seemed more prone to violence than others, related to the finding that there were definite indications of spaces controlled by inmates and spaces controlled by correctional Officers. The study concludes that violence in South African Correctional Centres cannot be seen isolated from the offender, the outside world and their backgrounds.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKoekemoer, H. (2017). <i>A descriptive study of offender on offender assaults in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Criminology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25049en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKoekemoer, Hannes. <i>"A descriptive study of offender on offender assaults in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Criminology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25049en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKoekemoer, H. 2017. A descriptive study of offender on offender assaults in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Koekemoer, Hannes AB - In recent years, Correctional Centre violence has been much debated. Although the literature on violence is well developed, little is known about the nature and extent of violence in South African Correctional Centres, despite widespread concern and speculation. Furthermore, it is unclear whether this particular context of violence is due to the often hostile environment of Correctional Centres, or due to violent nature of inmates held in custody. This research study aims to investigate Correctional Centre violence in a South African Correctional Centre, looking specifically at offender-on-offender assaults that occurred in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre, by looking at assault incident reports and investigations. Discourse and thematic analysis was applied to single out the nature and contexts of the assaults reported. It was found that the assaults usually took place in certain spaces and times, but also that perpetrators and victims of violence often shared various commonalities. Additionally, certain units seemed more prone to violence than others, related to the finding that there were definite indications of spaces controlled by inmates and spaces controlled by correctional Officers. The study concludes that violence in South African Correctional Centres cannot be seen isolated from the offender, the outside world and their backgrounds. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - A descriptive study of offender on offender assaults in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre TI - A descriptive study of offender on offender assaults in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25049 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/25049
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKoekemoer H. A descriptive study of offender on offender assaults in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centre. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Criminology, 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25049en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Criminologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCriminology, Law and Societyen_ZA
dc.titleA descriptive study of offender on offender assaults in Pollsmoor Medium B Correctional Centreen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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