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  • The chances of rising from the ashes : do rehabilitation programs in Portugal allow it? Assessing the facilitators´ perceptions regarding the Portuguese prison-based rehabilitation programs
    Publication . Castro, Maria Inês Rosado Correia de; Mascoli, Luísa Maria Carreira Ferreira
    Rehabilitation of offenders is a complex process, whose promotion is the prison system responsibility. In Portugal, the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services of the Portuguese Ministry of Justice foreseen certain programs that aim to encourage rehabilitation during the prison sentence. Objective: This research aims to assess the perception of effectiveness of these programs among their facilitators, considering their professional experiences and knowledge on the field. Method: This is a cross-sectional and exploratory study on a sample of 45 Superior Technicians of Reeducation out of 231 active employees that are eligible to deliver at least one program. It used a mixed-method, with both quantitative and qualitative analyses. The measures include 1 questionnaire per program, on a total of 14 constructed by the author (the Cronbach’s alpha range from 0,678 to 1,00). Results: Was statistically analyzed the perception of the facilitators’ concerning 8 programs, since the remaining did not contemplate enough number of respondents. Results revealed significant differences between the scores on the perception of the 8 programs, which was corroborated on the qualitative analysis. Conclusions: These results point out differences between the perception of the programs among the facilitators. The programs considered by these facilitators as more efficient are the pilot program to Promote Moral and Ethical Development, the Growing Pro-Social, and the program to Initialize Restorative Practices - Educate to Repair. The programs considered ineffective are the intervention program for Road Crimes (Safe Roads) and the integrated program to Prevent Suicide (PIPS).
    2020-12-22Master thesis Open access Show more