The question (15 marks)
Describe the programmes by which Indian prisons seek to reform inmates, including the role of psychiatrists and social workers, prisoners' self-government and the participation of inmates in community services. How far do they work? (15 marks)
MU Module IV, treatment or correction of offenders; chapter on prison programmes and the correctional regime.
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It tests Unit 4 · Correction of Offenders, Probation, Parole and Victimology of Criminology and Penology.
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