A SURVEY ON THE AFTERCARE SERVICE AND REINTEGRATION OF EX-CONVICTS IN NIGERIA

A SURVEY ON THE AFTERCARE SERVICE AND REINTEGRATION OF EX-CONVICTS IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Background to the Study

1.2 Statement of the Problem

1.3 Purpose of the Study

The purpose of this study is to examine the aftercare service and reintegration of ex-convicts in Nigeria, with particular reference to Akwa Ibom State. Specifically, the objectives of the study are:

1. 1. 1. To examine the obstacles to reintegrating ex-convicts in Akwa Ibom State.
      2. To ascertain the state of reformation and rehabilitation programmes in Nigeria Prisons Service in Akwa Ibom State.
      3. To ascertain the efficacy of the aftercare service in Akwa Ibom State

1.4 Research Questions

1. 1. 1. What are the obstacles to the reintegration of ex-convicts in Akwa Ibom State?
      2. What is the state of reformation/rehabilitation programmes in Nigeria Prison Service in Akwa Ibom State?
      3. How effective are the Aftercare Services in Akwa Ibom State?
         

         1.5 Research Hypotheses

      4. There is no relationship between the quality of reintegration programmes in the prison and successful reintegration into society after discharge.
      5. There is no relationship between the condition of prisons and successful reintegration into society after discharge.

1.6       Significance of the Study
The findings of this study will help other researchers to carry out a qualitative and comprehensive analysis of aftercare service in other states of the federation. The result of this study will help to further educate the academic community on Nigerian prisons service strategic roles and challenges. It will give the prisoners an insight of what they will face on being released as such they could be motivated to engage in occupational and vocational training in order to make them self-reliant on discharge. It will make government to take steps in putting up a legal framework for comprehensive reform of the Nigerian prison system. The study will further assist the government to formulate crime control policy. The present policy of the government is to get criminals out of circulation by imprisonment. Less attention is paid to what happens when the convicted prisoner is released back into the society.

A SURVEY ON THE AFTERCARE SERVICE AND REINTEGRATION OF EX-CONVICTS IN NIGERIA