A Societal Responsibility The role of civil society organisations in prisoner support, ISS Head/Pretoria Offi ce Block C, Brooklyn Court, Veale Street rehabilitation and reintegration New Muckleneuk, Pretoria/Tshwane Tel: (27-12) 346 9500 Fax: (27-12) 460 0998 E-mail: [email protected] ISS Cape Town Offi ce 67 Roeland Square, Drury Lane Gardens Cape Town 8001 South Africa Tel: (27-21) 461 7211 Fax: (27-21) 461 7213 E-mail: [email protected] ISS Nairobi Offi ce 5th Floor, Landmark Plaza Argwings Kodhek Road, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254 -20) 271 3160/1 Fax: (254-20) 271 1063 E-mail: [email protected] ISS Addis Ababa Offi ce First Floor, Ki-Ab Building, Alexander Pushkin Street, Pushkin Square, Addis Ababa Tel: (251-11) 372 4720/1/2 ISS Conference Report Fax: (251-11) 373 4719 E-mail: [email protected] www.issafrica.org This report was published with the support of the Royal Danish Embassy Lukas Muntingh A Societal Responsibility The role of civil society organisations in prisoner support, rehabilitation and reintegration Lukas Muntingh Contents List of tables . v Acknowledgements . .vi 1 Introduction . 1 2 Methodology and limitations of the study . 3 3 Overview of the organisations . 4 Brief description of programmes and services . 4 History and background . 8 Geographical spread . 8 Nature of services . 8 Size and capacity . 8 Number of benefi ciaries . 9 External stakeholders of organisations . 10 4 Programme theory . 12 The basic theories underlying the programmes reviewed . 12 How programmes determined their success . 13 The infl uence of best practice . 13 5 Objectives of the programmes under review . 14 Problem defi nition . 14 Defi ned needs of the target group . 15 Identifi ed objectives . 16 Envisaged long term impact of the programme . 16 6 Targeting of services . 18 Targeting and selection of clients . 18 Geographical focus . 19 7 Constraints and enhancers of delivery . 20 Constraints . 20 Social factors . 20 Unanticipated factors and outcomes . 20 8 Benefi ts from programme participation and evaluation of programmes . 22 Identifi ed benefi ts . 22 Evaluation of programmes . 22 9 Entry and exit strategies . 25 Gaining entry into DCS . 25 Exit strategies . 25 10 Lessons learnt about what works and what does not . 27 Lessons learnt about what works . 27 What does not work? . 28 Research Report iii Conclusions . ..