The making of captains of lives : prison reform in Singapore, 1999 to 2007



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

2012

The making of captains of lives : prison reform in Singapore, 1999 to 2007

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This book gives a personal account of a public sector leader who has helped built a highly efficient prison system in Singapore. The author describes his personal role in the reform effort, the methodology used to engender change in organisational culture and the struggles for the soul of the prison service, and the hearts and minds of all those involved.

Subjects

Prisons--Singapore Criminals--Rehabilitation--Singapore Prisoners--Singapore

Categories

Crime prevention

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Title
The making of captains of lives : prison reform in Singapore, 1999 to 2007
Creators
  • Chua, Chin Kiat
Subject
  • Prisons--Singapore
  • Criminals--Rehabilitation--Singapore
  • Prisoners--Singapore
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 2012
  • World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2012
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill.
Table of Contents
  • Ch. 1. My entry -- Ch. 2. My initial steps -- Ch. 3. The lead-up to visioning -- Ch. 4. Visioning -- Ch. 5. Re-visioning -- Ch. 6. The prison school -- Ch. 7. The rehabilitation framework -- Ch. 8. Strategy to achieve vision -- Ch. 9. The first initiatives -- Ch. 10. Overcoming resistance from within -- Ch. 11. Corporate image campaign -- Ch. 12. Yellow ribbon project -- Ch. 13. Some insights into rehabilitation -- Ch. 14. End of tenure -- Ch. 15. The leadership model -- Ch. 16. Epilogue.
Copyright
  • All rights reserved. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 2012