The making of Captains of Lives prison reform in Singapore, 1999 to 2007 /

This book tells a story of successful prison reform that brought the recidivism rate of prisoners down from 44% to 24%. In the process of this reform, the entire Prison Service was transformed from a custody focused mindset to a rehabilitation centred culture. This change was wrought despite the lac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chua, Chin Kiat
Corporate Authors: World Scientific (Firm), ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2012
Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub., c2012
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Table of Contents:
  • My entry
  • My initial steps
  • The lead-up to visioning
  • Visioning
  • Re-visioning
  • The prison school
  • The rehabilitation framework
  • Strategy to achieve vision
  • The first initiatives
  • Overcoming resistance from within
  • Corporate image campaign
  • Yellow ribbon project
  • Some insights into rehabilitation
  • End of tenure
  • The leadership model
  • Epilogue
  • ch. 1. My entry
  • ch. 2. My initial steps
  • ch. 3. The lead-up to visioning
  • ch. 4. Visioning
  • ch. 5. Re-visioning
  • ch. 6. The prison school
  • ch. 7. The rehabilitation framework
  • ch. 8. Strategy to achieve vision
  • ch. 9. The first initiatives
  • ch. 10. Overcoming resistance from within
  • ch. 11. Corporate image campaign
  • ch. 12. Yellow ribbon project
  • ch. 13. Some insights into rehabilitation
  • ch. 14. End of tenure
  • ch. 15. The leadership model
  • ch. 16. Epilogue