1: INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONAL REHABILITATION IN SINGAPORE PRISON SERVICE

Since the turn of the 21st century, Singapore Prison Service (SPS) has implemented effective correctional rehabilitation strategies and introduced efforts to support the reintegration of ex-offenders in the community. By reviewing the correctional literature, key theories of rehabilitation such as the Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) model, Good Lives Model and Desistance were incorporated into the work of the SPS to support the department’s endeavours. Guided by research and data, the department subsequently expanded the scope of rehabilitation work beyond prison and developed a throughcare system where offenders are provided intervention programmes and supervision of both incare and aftercare. To continue with the practice of evidence-informed decision-making, the department has emphasised on applied research and programme evaluation as key components of psychological practice within SPS. Research is currently applied to the following six main areas of prison climate, penology, community corrections, intervention design and implementation, technology-based intervention and drug rehabilitation research.