Assignment one
Semester 1
Assignment Question :
CMY3704
Semester 1
Assignment 1
All imprisoned offenders will eventually be released back into society after serving their
imposed sentences.
Based on this, critically discuss the role of offender reintegration in preventing crime in
South Africa.
In your answer, you have to pay attention to the following:
• • The offender reintegration ideal. Model and process followed within the South
African framework. [40]
• • Three measures implemented in South Africa to rehabilitate and reintegrate
offenders. [40]
• • The role of restorative justice in the reintegration process. [15]
• • Offender reintegration as a strategy for crime prevention. [5]
Total:[100]
, Table Of Contents
Introduction Page 1
Key Concepts Page 2
1) The offender reintegration ideal. Model and process followed within the South
African framework Page 3
1.1 CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND REINTEGRATION Page 3
1.2 THE REINTEGRATION IDEAL Page 3 – 4
1.3 CONTRIBUTION OF THE REINTEGRATION MODEL WITHIN
THE REINTEGRATION PROCESS Page 4
1.4 PHASES OF THE REINTEGRATION PROCESS Page 4-5
2) Three measures implemented in South Africa to rehabilitate and reintegrate
offenders Page 5
2.1 The Phoenix Project Page 5
2.2 Khulisa Page 5- 6
2.3 Nehemiah Homes Page 6
3) The role of restorative justice in the reintegration process. Page 6
4) Offender reintegration as a strategy for crime prevention Page 7
Conclusion Page 7
Bibliography Page 8
Plagiarism declaration Page 9