The purpose of this paper is to understand how digital media technologies can enhance offender rehabilitation in correctional institutions.,A qualitative approach was adopted for this study involving young prisoners who had been incarcerated for at least six months. In total, 16 participants who fulfilled the criteria of listening to at least 30 of the podcasts were eventually selected for face-to-face interview.,This study focuses on how the radio podcast impacted the rehabilitation process of the 16 young inmates. From data collected through the interviews, three major themes emerged from the study, namely, reflective thinking, increased motivation to change and structured routines. The participants highlighted how these factors are essential in moving them towards successful rehabilitation upon their release.,A convenient sample was used as there was a lack of a more diverse sample to better represent the prison population in Singapore. The number of participants who took part in the study were limited and only young inmates. Thus, the outcome of the research may not be directly applicable to the general prison population. Another issue is that media has short-lived effects and does not encourage persistent learning, it would be prudent to explore other options that can complement the radio podcasts.,The study indicated that the use of digital media technology can effectively aid the rehabilitation of offenders in Singapore. It enhanced work efficiency since fewer resources were required as inmates can have podcast access within their cells. The content of the podcasts complements the overall framework of rehabilitation for young inmates when they are serving their sentences in the institutions.

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利用数字媒体作为有效的矫正康复的使能技术

本文的目的是了解数字媒体技术如何在惩教机构中增强罪犯的康复。本研究采用定性方法，对被监禁了至少六个月的年轻囚犯进行研究。最终，总共选择了16位符合收听至少30个播客标准的参与者进行面对面采访。本研究的重点是广播播客如何影响16名年轻囚犯的康复过程。从访谈收集的数据中，研究得出了三个主要主题，即反思性思维，增加的改变动机和结构化的例行程序。参与者强调了这些因素在释放后使他们成功康复的重要性。由于缺乏更多样化的样本来更好地代表新加坡的监狱人口，因此使用了方便的样本。参加研究的参与者数量有限，只有年轻的囚犯。因此，研究结果可能无法直接适用于一般监狱人口。另一个问题是媒体的影响是短暂的，不鼓励持续学习，因此，探索其他可以补充广播节目的选择是谨慎的。研究表明，数字媒体技术的使用可以有效地帮助罪犯康复。在新加坡。由于囚犯可以在其牢房中进行播客访问，因此所需资源较少，因此提高了工作效率。