Abstract

This article explores the challenges encountered by released juvenile offenders in Accra, employing the qualitative research method, using the phenomenological approach. Twelve young male adults released from the senior correctional center in Accra took part in interviews which analyzed the Interpretative Phenomenological Approach. The findings of the study reveal that the participants encountered educational and employment challenges. Factors that fueled these challenges include the lack of financial resources and stigma. The lack of state support for the reintegration of released juvenile offenders was also another major contributing factor, the study identified. The findings of this study reveal the need for implementing the Justice for Children policy in Ghana. Context-related reintegration processes for children in conflict with the law suitable for the African and the Ghanaian terrain must be incorporated into the juvenile justice administration. This move is to ensure that released juvenile offenders are cared for. The findings further call for more research into reintegration programs fit for the African context and curated to meet the needs of these released juvenile offenders.

摘要

本文采用现象学方法，采用定性研究方法，探讨了阿克拉获释少年犯所面临的挑战。从阿克拉高级惩教中心获释的 12 名年轻男性成年人参加了分析解释现象学方法的访谈。研究结果表明，参与者遇到了教育和就业方面的挑战。助长这些挑战的因素包括缺乏财政资源和耻辱感。研究发现，国家对获释少年犯重返社会缺乏支持也是另一个主要因素。这项研究的结果揭示了在加纳实施儿童正义政策的必要性。必须将违反适合非洲和加纳地区法律的儿童的与背景相关的重返社会进程纳入少年司法管理。此举是为了确保被释放的少年犯得到照顾。调查结果进一步呼吁对适合非洲背景的重返社会计划进行更多研究，并精心策划以满足这些获释少年犯的需求。