Abstract
The acceptance of released prisoners back into the community is considered a prerequisite for successful re-integration. The degree of acceptance, as well as the labelling of ex-prisoners by South African Coloureds was investigated during this study. A quantitative methodological approach was employed in the form of a social survey of a representative national sample of Coloureds. This sample consisted of 1 265 respondents. The labelling theory contention of the application of a master status to labelled individuals by members of society was tested by assessing respondents’ degree of willingness to grant a wide range of civil rights and privileges to released prisoners. Furthermore the stigmatization of ex-prisoners was measured by determining the extent of respondents’ willingness to associate with ex-prisoners in various social situations. The results of the data analyses undertaken did not support the master status proposition in that, generally speaking, Coloureds are willing to grant fairly extensive...
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