IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH (JPASWR )

E-ISSN 2504-3597
P-ISSN 2695-2440
VOL. 6 NO. 1 2021

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Workers Perception of Rehabilitation Programmes on Behaviour Reformation of Correctional Inmates in Rivers State

Birabil, Barile Nwinmene & Harry, A. T.

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Abstract

This study examined worker’s perception of rehabilitation programmes on behaviour reformation of correctional inmates in Rivers State. The specific objectives were to; determine workers perception of education programmes on behaviour reformation of inmates, ascertain workers perception of skill training programmes on inmates behaviour reformation, examine workers perception of religious programmes on behaviour reformation of inmates, determine workers perception of recreation and counselling programmes on inmates behaviour reformation, and ascertain workers perception of agricultural programmes on behaviour reformation of correctional inmates in the study. Five research Questions and hypotheses guide the study. The design for the study was descriptive. The population for this study consists of all the staff in the four correctional centres in Rivers State. The target population is five hundred and twenty (520) correctional staff and the sample size for study was determined using forty percent (40%) of the population of the study. Simple random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the sample size. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire and it was prepared to cover the objectives of the study. However, it was submitted to the research supervisors and two other lecturers in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Rivers State University for vetting and validation before it was administered to the respondents. The reliability of the instrument was tested using the test retest method, 20 respondents were randomly selected from Owerri and Asaba correctional centres. After which, the exercise was repeated on the same set of respondents in order to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. The Cronbach’s Alpha co-efficient were used to test research instruments for reliability. Co-efficient result of 0.70 was accepted. The data obtained from the study were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the hypo

keywords:

Workers, Perception, Rehabilitation, Behaviour, Reformation, Correctional, Inmates

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