Forms of Coaching for Recidivist Inmates Convicted of Motor Vehicle Theft: A Case Study at Kendari Class II/A Detention Center

Abstract

This study examines the factors contributing to theft crimes among recidivist inmates and the effectiveness of their rehabilitation at Class II Kendari State Detention Center in Indonesia, using a normative-empirical approach. Data were gathered through document analysis, field surveys, and interviews, with findings analyzed via qualitative descriptive methods. Internal factors include economic pressures, habitual criminality or addiction, lack of family visits, and revenge motives from prior victimization. External factors encompass environmental influences shaping behavior, alongside development-related issues such as mass media exposure to new crime patterns, social heterogeneity, wealth disparities, limited opportunities for low-educated individuals, and rising individualism. Rehabilitation outcomes under Indonesian law are shaped by facility design, organizational structure, leadership quality, staff competence and numbers, management practices, officer welfare, infrastructure availability, sufficient funding, natural resources, program diversity, and related inmate issues. These elements highlight structural barriers to effective recidivism reduction in correctional settings.