Social inclusion and aftercare need of care leavers at the juvenile correction centres in Bangladesh

• Autor(a) principal: Islam, Afsana
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/23680
• topic: Juvenile justice; Correctional centres; Aftercare; Social inclusion; Justiça juvenil; Centros educativos; Acompanhamento social; Inclusão social

The study aimed to explore existing juvenile justice systems and the social inclusion of young offenders after leaving correctional centres in Bangladesh. This research tried to understand the perception of professionals who directly intervene in the process. Additionally, it explored the experiences with available services and challenges juveniles encountered after incarceration. The Labelling theory, the Ecological System theory, and Social inclusion theory were employed as the study’s theoretical framework and thematic analytical base. This study is conducted as an inductive and qualitative approach consisting of ten in-depth interviews. The respondents were selected through purposive sampling, and the initial contact was made after official approval. The study identified that the main challenges are the need for adequate financial allocations, offering secondary level elementary education to continue studying, lack of appropriate vocational training, and absence of full-time health service providers. However, findings concluded that juveniles had adopted their coping mechanisms to build resilience in adapting skills and supports from JCCs that gradually result in social inclusion. The most promising and praiseworthy step was the introduction of first virtual juvenile court in Bangladesh to expedite the juvenile justice system during this Covid-19 epidemic. In addition, the respondents recommended legal reform for delineating the age from 9 to 12, enhancing administrative collaboration with schools for uninterrupted study, and taking necessary measures for aftercare socioeconomic and mental supports. The study left further research implications for policy inferences and judicial system to ensure a child-friendly correctional process.