dc.contributor.author | Othieno, Caleb J | |
dc.contributor.author | Khaemba, Mary N | |
dc.contributor.author | Misikho, Rhoda | |
dc.contributor.author | Mueni, Florence | |
dc.contributor.author | Mugambi, Lawrence N | |
dc.contributor.author | Obondi, Christine | |
dc.contributor.author | Okwara, Linnet | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-28T12:24:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | IFE PsychologIA : An International Journal.vol.20 pages 51-66. Issue 2 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 11171421 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.sabinet.co.za/abstracts/ifepsyc/ifepsyc_v20_n2_a7.htm | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12417 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Government of Kenya formed a multidisciplinary committee to address the issues
of special needs offenders (SNO) in 2009. Because of the widely varying concepts of who could be
included in this category, this study was necessary to clearly define and prioritise the interventions.
Thus the views of 425 personnel who work with offenders in Kenyan institutions were assessed to
determine their perception regarding SNOs and their modes of management. Qualitative methods
and the Attitude Towards Prisoners (ATP) Scale were used to gauge the perceptions. The workers
identified the following as special needs offenders: the mentally disabled (28.6%), orphans and
vulnerable children (21.9%), the physically disabled (14.8%) and child offenders (11.9%). Overall
the workers attitude towards offenders was positive but they relied mainly on intuition in
identifying the SNOs and used counselling as the main mode of intervention. The study therefore
recommends the development of assessment tools, and screening procedures at the intake so as to
identify SNOs; establishment of special rehabilitative programmes for the categories of SNOs
identified especially the following: intellectual disability and those with mental illness, alcohol and
substance users, vulnerable children and those children whose mothers are in prison and the sexual
offenders. Other challenges regarding the management of SNOs in Kenya are discussed | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Sabinet | en |
dc.subject | Perceptions of service providers | en |
dc.subject | Special needs offenders | en |
dc.subject | Kenya | en |
dc.title | Perceptions of service providers regarding special needs offenders in Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.embargo.terms | 6 months | en |