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1 results foundAuthor: Albertus, Chesne Title: Offender Reintegration in South Africa: A Complementary Crime Prevention Measure Summary: In 1995, the Constitutional Court of South Africa declared the death penalty unconstitutional, because the death penalty inter alia, rejected the possibility that those convicted could be rehabilitated. The Court held that such a rejection is inconsistent with ubuntu, a well-known South African concept characterised by respect for human dignity and the dominant theme that the life of another human being is as important as one’s own. From this it may be inferred that one of South Africa’s founding values requires respect for the life and dignity of everyone including those who have committed crime. This paper contends that although the Constitution does not expressly require the state to assist prisoners to reintegrate into society, its language and overall framework supports the notion of a constitutional obligation to support their rehabilitation. It is also argued that by not fulfilling this duty adequately, the state is contributing to repeat offending. It is proposed that if the duty to assist prisoners in reintegrating into mainstream society is accepted and complied with, a significant reduction in levels of crime could be achieved. Details: Pinelands, South Africa: Criminal Justice Initiative of Open Society Foundation for South Africa, 2010. 30p. Source: Internet Resource: CJI Occasional Paper No. 7: Accessed March 18, 2011 at: http://www.osf.org.za/File_Uploads/docs/CJI_Occasional_Paper_7.pdf Year: 2010 Country: South Africa URL: http://www.osf.org.za/File_Uploads/docs/CJI_Occasional_Paper_7.pdf Shelf Number: 121074 Keywords: Offender Rehabilitation (South Africa)RecidivismReentry |