The Experience of Men Adolescent with Violence During Serving a Sentence in Correctional Institutions

Abstract

Background: Adolescents who commit crime must be held accountable for their actions in a Correctional
institution (CI). Correctional institution will give its own experience to adolescents inmates. This experience
will be internalized by adolescents and contribute to the adolescents.self-concept.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the meaning of the experience of men adolescent while in Correctional
institution.
Method: This research was a qualitative study used an interpretive phenomenology approach. The research
was conducted in the working area of the Malang Correctional institution. The participants of the study
were 7 participants obtained using purposive sampling which was in accordance with the inclusion
criteria of the study. In-depth interviews are used to obtain data and data analysis using IPA (interpretative
Phenomenological Analysis)
Results: This study produced four research themes, namely loss of self-control, anxiety before sentencing,
experiencing bitter experiences during Correctional institution and self-reflection during live in the
Correctional institution. Correctional institution provide their own experience in men adolescent who
include psychic and physical. Coaching and providing mental health counseling is very necessary so that
men adolescent do not experience psychiatric disorders when they interact again in society