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COMPARISON OF EX-CONVICTS TRANSITIONAL CARE IN NIGERIA AND THE UNITED STATES
ABSTRACT
The study was a comparison of ex-convicts transitional care in Nigeria and the United State. Two research questions and two hypotheses were postulated to serve as guide for the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Population of the study was all the ex-convicts in Nigeria and the United States out of which 40 ex-convicts (25 from United States and 15 from Nigeria) were sampled for the study using convenience sampling technique. Instrument used for data collection was a 15-items questionnaire titled “Ex-Convict Transition Care Questionnaire” (ECTCQ) and the instrument was validated by two experts comprising one Correctional Centre Officer and one Test and Measurement Expert both in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach alpha with an index of 0.85. Research questions raised were answered using mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that transitional care was similar and to a high extent in the areas of lack of freedom, lack of income, homelessness and obedience to rules and regulations in Nigeria and the United States while a difference existed in the transition care of ex-convicts in the study areas in the aspect of feeding, medical care, leisure etc. It was also revealed that the barriers that affected transition care in Nigeria and united States included legal barriers, inadequate planning data among others. It was concluded that a difference existed in transition care given to ex-convicts in Nigeria and the United State. It was recommended among others that a global standard on the handling of ex-convicts and the transition care provided to them should be developed for uniformity and easy transition of ex-convicts into the society. Keywords: Comparative, Transitional Care, Ex-Convicts, Nigeria, United State