Effects of rehabilitation services in probation system on the resocialization process of offenders: Sample Aydın

The study aims to determine what are the priority based needs for a probation offender's integration process with community, what probation system means for the offenders and how certain rehabilitation services effects the socialization process of an offenders, and to submit suggestions in the light of associated findings for improving the contributions of the probation system upon the factors questioned above. Participants have been selected from Aydın Probation Offices where they have been adjudged with probation. In the study, in-depth interview technique has been used as data collection on the basis of a qualitative inquiry and perspective. Research data has been obtained from 185 interviewers adjudged with probation. Research findings indicate that the rehabilitation services in probation system are effective on the resocialization process of probation offenders. KEYWORDS: Probation, Offender, Rehabilitation, Resocialization