Purposefulness of Improvement of Convict Re-socialisation Implemented in the Remand Prison from the Perspective of the Personnel Engaged in the Process

Abstract

Imprisonment establishments face a challenge to prepare a convict for social integration into society. The presented research is based on assumptions provided by scientists who suppose that single quantitative indicators are not sufficient to measure effectiveness of convict re-socialisation being implemented in imprisonment institutions; it is worth investigating subjective opinions of participants of the process, too. A qualitative research employing a semi-structured interview has been conducted in Šiauliai Remand Prison in 2017; the results of it demonstrate the following: personnel working in social rehabilitation divisions notice changes, progress in the system of implementation of punishment, support the policy of modernisation of imprisonment establishments; however, they lack systematic approach, compliance with the deadlines in implementation of the programmes, observe the problems of workload of the personnel and the lack of competences, environments required for implementation of individualised social rehabilitation of convicts.