The making of captains of lives : prison reform in Singapore : 1999 to 2007 / Chua Chin Kiat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chua, Chin Kiat.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons--Singapore.

Prisons.

Criminals--Rehabilitation--Singapore.

Criminals.

Prisoners--Singapore.

Prisoners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 lack of enthusiasm of the then political leadership. The author describes his personal role in the reform effort, the methodology used to engender change in organizational culture and the struggles for the soul of the prison service and the hearts and minds of all those involved. These include organiza

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

981-4383-83-X

OCLC:

794328400