Study on Necessary Social Support for Reintegration of Ex-Offenders into Society and Partnership with Community Wellfare Organizations

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380784
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: KONAGAI Kayo 立教大学, コミュニティ福祉学部, 教授 (50440194)
• Research Collaborator: OKABE Makiko
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 刑事司法 / 犯罪者 / 社会への再統合 / 仮釈放 / 更生緊急保護 / 動機付け / 就労支援 / 信頼関係

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to search for rehabilitation factors of offenders and necessary social support for their reintegration into society, we conducted semi-structured interviews for 100 ex-offenders, who had not committed further offences for more than 2 years.
Thus we gain several rehabilitation paths. They contain rehabilitation factors such as motivation of ex-offenders for rehabilitation, decent accommodation, stable income, rapport with important person they rely on, a sense of belonging in society such as having a job and steady view for their lives backed-up with a sense of self-respect. These factors are different from the Western Risk-Need-Responsibity Model.
Therefore the treatment should facilitate such factors. Since for non-indictment cases, rehabilitation motivation is rather difficult to obtain, investigation at prosecution stage should have function to cultivate it. Further, for parole cases, support that incubates their capability in sociality and work ability is effective.

Free Research Field

刑事政策、司法福祉、犯罪社会学