Community Service Orders and Behavior Modification of Offenders in Probation Department in Ministry of Home Affairs Kakamega, Kenya
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2011-09
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Kampala International University, bachelors degree in Guidance and counselling
Abstract
This study intended to establish the effectiveness of community service orders in behavior
modification, rehabilitation, and crime prevention in Kakamega District, Western Province of
Kenya. In the review of the related literature, all secondary sources viewed relevant to the
study were revisited and helped to give the researcher a clear picture as well as a guidelines
regarding the study which he had to undertake. The study employed both qualitative and
quantitative paradigms since the variables entailed in the study were thoroughly explained
and some, measured with numericals and analyzed with statistical procedures. Self
administered questionnaires formed the cardinal tools for data collection and these were
administered in a respectable manner. The findings from the field revealed that there
delineation of community service orders into multiple aspects was helpful to the probation
officers to systematically understand, analyze, and manage the modification of the
behaviors of offenders. It was further revealed that individuals who are unprivileged,
unemployed and those with indecent life styles may be exerting control over their own
actions and environment by using self-serving attributions. Such individuals require
assistance from the concerned authorities so as to cope with the environment. Individuals
who are unprivileged, unemployed and those with indecent life styles may be exerting
control over their own actions and environment by using self-serving attributions. Such
individuals require assistance from the concerned authorities so as to cope with the
environment.
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A Research Report Submitted to the College of Open Education and Distance Learning In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Bachelors Degree in Guidance and Counseling of Kampala International University
Keywords
Community Service Orders, Behavior Modification, Probation Department, Home Affairs, Kakamega, Kenya