VOCATIONAL PROCESS FOR A BETTER LIFE PREPARATION OF PRISONERS AFTER IMPRISONMENT

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate 1) the situations and causes of offense and recidivism; 2) process of rehabilitation in vocational training in prison; 3) needs for vocational training and good life after imprisonment; 4) meaningful vocational process to prevent recidivism of the prisoners. The key informants included administrators, personnel staff, inmates, social workers, vocational training supervisors in correctional sites of 4 places, totaling 156 people. The instrument was a semi-structured interview with the validation accuracy of 0.50-1.00. Data were collected of field research and analyzed with content analysis. The findings revealed that the prisoners experienced a recidivism of drug trafficking and abuse most followed by fraud killing and robbery cases. In terms of recidivism, they did not admit what happened, and their mental state was vulnerable after imprisonment. They were often returned to their original environment resulting in repeated offenses. The offense and recidivism were from self-internal and external and environmental causes. In fact, prisons had provided the vocational training, life planning, identifying, and adjusting the inmates’ attitudes towards the occupation as well as training and assessing their performance applicable for a future career preparation. However, most of informants had a need for work, and earning their incomes. In addition, the vocational process is meaningful for their hope and relieve the stress in starting a career and generating income after the imprisonment, also builds the character of self-reliant and self-esteem.