Effectiveness and Rehabilitation of Prisons in Irish Society

The research study applied the qualitative technique to understand the perception and insight of the participants to the effectiveness and rehabilitation of the prison in the Irish society. The study was conducted through a semi-structured interview with four participants from different departments within the prison. The aim of the research was to gain insight into the effectiveness of rehabilitation within the prison in the Irish society, including the perception of the community towards the inmate educational development and the general healthcare development within the prison.

The summery of the Thesis
Effectiveness and rehabilitation of prisons in the Irish
society.
Abstract
The research set out to look at the effectiveness for the
rehabilitation in the Irish society. The research was carried out
among the prisoners. But the implementation interview was
done by the researcher from the staffs upon receiving
permission from the prison governor. The research was done
through an in-depth interview .The number of the participants
for the study were four .These include :Staffs from Psychology
department, Chaplaincy, Healthcare and training departments.
The research was done through a semi structured interview .The
main aim of the research was to gain the view of the prisoners
concerning the perception of the society through to them,
improvement of the healthcare within the prison ,educational
and skills development among the prisoners. These were some
of the themes obtained from the findings in strengthening the
effectiveness of the rehabilitation within the Irish society.
Introduction
This chapter comprises of the in depth study of the
rehabilitation of the prison in the Irish society. By reviewing
a number of literature, the study compares all the methods
and ways that have been used in redeeming the image of the
prisons for the effectiveness of rehabilitation. In the past
prisons were taken as places for torture where the inmates
could suffer through corporal punishment. But the study is
deeply looking at the ways which when applied ,would not
only punish them but also add value to their life within or out
of the prison. A number of issues emerged from the finding
which is treated as the best way of improving the life of the
inmates. In the past again an inmate could spend a lot of his
time in prison without any value addition to his life. Most of
the prisoners could spend the maximum sentence without any
training offered to them. Later different literature study
recommended for measures that could be put in place to make
a prison look like a rehabilitation centers but not places for
torture as before. If the recommendation of the research is
implemented by the government .
The research study applied the qualitative technique
approach. It was done through a semi structured
interview. The qualitative approach was very
appropriate since it provided the researcher with an inside
response due the experience of the researchers. The research
being an example of the exploratory study, the details
information on the study was necessary. Through in depth
interview ,the objective of the study was achieved and there
was time to ask additional questions. For the places where the
researcher needed more emphasis ,the explanation on the
explanation was given .And this was achieved through face to
face interview.
The qualitative approach is also considered to be the most
appropriate for this study because it is considered as a data led
and gives the in depth insight of the study. The researcher is
able to get the under sting of the content by involving the
participant in a close range. By use of the facial expression the
researcher able to read the participants psychology on the
topic of study. The main aim of the study was to gain an in
depth study of the effectiveness of the rehabilitation of the
prison in the Irish society. Quantitative approach was not
considered the best method for this study since it only looked
at the statistical aspect of the research. But the major content
of this study was to look at the exploratory details of the
study. The study was more of explanation than statistical
analysis.Materials
The study was conducted through a semi structured interview.
The number of participants for this study were four which came
from different departments within the prison. The response of
the interview was from the staff members under the permission
of the prison governor. There was no questionnaire for the study
,the in depth interview was the main method of data collection
used .As stated above ,the aim of the research was to gain an
insight of the effectiveness of the rehabilitation within the
prison in the Irish society. These involves the perception of the
community towards the inmate educational development and the
general healthcare development within the prison. The research
involves the use of code of the response from the interview to
form the themes from the findings. The final stage of the study
was to come up with the data analysis from the findings.
Results
The main aim of the study was to
understand the perception and insight of
the participants to the effectiveness and
rehabilitation of the prison in the Irish
society. This study was accomplished by
conducting the four in depth interviews
from the four participants of the study.
Through the thematic analysis three
major themes were obtained from the
study which include the following:
Educational development ,general
healthcare development within the prison
and the perception of the society to the
prison .These themes formed part of the
finding of the study.
Discussion
The participants of the study showed both the informed and suggestive
view of the study. They believed that the condition of the prisons and
prisoners are getting better than before .They also agreed that the
rehabilitation measures applied to the prisons should add value within
or outside the prisoners for a better society. Majority of the participants
believe that through education and equipping the inmates with proper
skills, they will be able to live an independent life and self employed.
This is regarded as a way of reducing the crime and also avoiding the
issues leading to the reoffending. A part from implementation of the
findings the prisoners should also be given constant encouragement to
lead them in a right path and make them good citizens for the economic
developments. Both the staffs should always recognize the positive
work that is done by the prisoners because this will motivate them and
realize despite of being prisoners ,they can still be important members
of the society. The Irish government should come with a plan of doing
this to ensure the crime is reduced. The report has been done with no
support and assistance from the government. The government should
therefore assist and fund more related research for us to realize a
maximum rehabilitation in our prisons.
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