Pseudo-Families as a Way of Coping with Incarceration by Female Offenders: An Explorative Study of Kgoši Mampuru II and Johannesburg Female Correctional Centres in the Gauteng Province of South Africa

Author:

Munarini Tshilidzi Peter,Thobane Mahlogonolo StephinaORCID

Abstract

AbstractThis research sought to study how women cope with incarceration by exploring the pseudo-family phenomenon in female correctional centres, specifically in Kgoši Mampuru II and Johannesburg in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The study employed a qualitative research approach to investigate the phenomenon. The research participants were selected through non-probability sampling, namely purposive, convenience and snowball methods. At the Kgoši Mampuru II centre, 21 offenders and seven officials were interviewed, while 15 offenders and six officials were interviewed at Johannesburg. In total, 36 offenders and 13 officials, including the two heads, were interviewed from both centres. The researchers chose theories on the sociology of corrections, specifically the deprivation and importation models, due to their suitability to explain the phenomenon under investigation. This study found that: (1) pseudo-families are structures or relationships that resemble families in general society; and (2) female offenders are motivated to join pseudo-families due to the need for protection, the need for belonging and comfort, and for smuggling contraband.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Community and Home Care

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