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September 10, 2025International Annals of Criminology

Reconstructing the Self: Assessing Self-Esteem and Criminal Social Identity in Violent Offenders for Rehabilitation in the Indian Penal System

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RSReena SharmaApplied Minds (United States)DHDebarati HalderVictim Support SBSubhajit BasuUniversity of Leeds

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This analysis shows significant shifts in self-esteem and criminal social identity in offenders, highlighting the need for evidence-based interventions.

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Significant improvements in self-esteem and criminal social identity were observed post-intervention.
Interventions applied in Sabarmati Central Prison involved 70 violent offenders demonstrating evidence of identity reconstruction.
This observational analysis offers a novel rehabilitative framework focused on psychological dimensions to support offender rehabilitation.
The findings suggest a need for integrating psychological insights into correctional policy, challenging traditional punitive models.

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Sharma et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1c22554b1d3bfb60ef30e https://doi.org/10.1017/cri.2025.9

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This analysis shows significant shifts in self-esteem and criminal social identity in offenders, highlighting the need for evidence-based interventions.

Reconstructing the Self: Assessing Self-Esteem and Criminal Social Identity in Violent Offenders for Rehabilitation in the Indian Penal System

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Reconstructing the Self: Assessing Self-Esteem and Criminal Social Identity in Violent Offenders for Rehabilitation in the Indian Penal System

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