Islam and Inmate Rehabilitation in Nigerian Correctional Service

Oyewo Oyekunle Oluseye

Islam and Inmate Rehabilitation in Nigerian Correctional Service

Oyewo Oyekunle Oluseye *

Contact

Islam and Inmate Rehabilitation in Nigerian Correctional Service

Article Fingerprint

ReserarchID

ML8T5

Islam and Inmate Rehabilitation in Nigerian Correctional Service Banner

Key Research Insights

Synthesized scholarly intelligence & interactive research assistant

This converted HTML version may contain rendering inconsistencies. Please refer to the PDF for the authoritative version, or click here to provide feedback.

Abstract

Introduction-The role of religious activities in the social reformation and rehabilitation of prison inmates cannot be over-emphasized. Religious groups have been long recognized as important force in the process that led to the preeminence of corrections in offender management. Punishment in human societies was replete with all form of wickedness until the birth of the modern prison system between 18 and 19th century. According to Foucault (1995) before the birth of the modern prison system, punishment was a public spectacle in which the body of the felon was the object of punishment; offenders were tortured, dismembered, amputated, symbolically branded on face or shoulder, exposed alive or dead to public view. Although modern prison system started essentially as a punitive institution, influence of intellectuals such as Beccaria 1819, Bentham 1843, Foucault 1995 etc. and numerous non-governmental organizations (faith, and non-faith based) constitute the critical mass that drove the idea of rehabilitation into the prison system. Consequently, prisons now have to function essentially as a normalizing and persuasive institution of the state albeit it’s coercive nature.

References

19 Cites in Article

Reference Format

Abdul Ghani,R Modibbo,R (2012). Islamic Da'wah and Political Violence in Nigeria: Concept and Issues.
Cesare, Beccaria (1819). An essay on crimes and punishments.
J Bentham (1843). The Rationale of Punishment.
F Cullen,P Gendreau (2000). Policies, Processes, and Decisions of the Criminal Justice System Assessing Correctional Rehabilitation: Policy, Practice, and Prospects.
F Cullen,Karen Gilbert (1982). Reaffirming rehabilitation.
A Dambazau (2012). Books Received / Livres reçus – October/octobre 2012.
Michel Foucault (1995). Discipline and Punish.
James Howell (2008). Preventing and Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework.
N Iheanacho (2015). Religion in Prison: The Challenge of Human Rehabilitation.
S King (2001). Prison-A New or Renewed Response to Crimes?.
F Mazibuko The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations (Ngo's) In Educational Advancement in Developing Countries: The South African Experience.
N Nafuka,P Kake (2015). Implementation of the Offender Risk Management Correctional Strategy (ORMCS): From a Punitive to a Rehabilitative Approach.
O Nwolise (2010). Bridging the Funding Gap in Corrections: The Urgent Need for Increased Financial Vitamins in African Prisons Service.
Henry Ukwuoma,Nimfel Cirman,Peter Oye (1981). The role of e-Government in overcoming the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.
L Ostreicher (2003). When Prisoners Come Home.
O Oyewo (2019). Prison Inmates' Encounter with God? An Assessment of Faith-based Rehabilitation Programmes in Agodi Prisons, Oyo State.
Shi Shi,Hui Li,Matthias Fabian,Tong Sun,K Grattan,Delong Xu,P Basheer,Yun Bai (2017). Alkali-Activated Fly Ash Manufactured with Multi-stage Microwave Curing.
John Okoriko (1991). Remedies and Defences for Copyright Infringement Under the Nigeria Copyright Act Cap C28 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004: A Comparative Analysis.
(2018). Senate GOP Tax Cut Bill Heads To Full Senate With Individual Mandate Repeal.

Download References

Funding

No external funding was declared for this work.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Ethical Approval

No ethics committee approval was required for this article type.

Data Availability

Not applicable for this article.

How to Cite This Article

Oyewo Oyekunle Oluseye. 2020. "Islam and Inmate Rehabilitation in Nigerian Correctional Service". Global Journal of Human-Social Science - F: Political Science GJHSS-F Volume 20 (GJHSS Volume 20 Issue F4).

More Citation Formats

Select Citation Style:

Download Citation

GJHSS Volume 20 Issue F4

Explore Journals Explore Volume Read This Issue

Journal Specifications

Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

Print ISSN 0975-587X

e-ISSN 2249-460X

Keywords

Not Found

Classification

GJHSS-F Classification FOR Code: 160699

Submission ReceivedDecember 16, 2019
Peer Review Double Blind
Handling Editor
Accepted January 2, 2020
Published January 15, 2020

Version of record

v1.2

Issue date

August 26, 2020

Language

English

Experiance in AR

Explore published articles in an immersive Augmented Reality environment. Our platform converts research papers into interactive 3D books, allowing readers to view and interact with content using AR and VR compatible devices.

View in VR

Read in 3D

Your published article is automatically converted into a realistic 3D book. Flip through pages and read research papers in a more engaging and interactive format.

View in 3D

Article Matrices

Total Views: 734

Total Downloads: 66

All Trends