Environmental (External) Factors Affecting the Functioning and Operations of the Ghana Prisons Service

¹Francis Omane-Addo | ²David Ackah (PhD)

¹Ghana Prison Service | ²Center for Excellent Training & Consultancy

Email: fomaneaddo@yahoo.com | drackah@ipmp.edu.gh

Abstract

This article reviews the historical background and the current overview of the Ghana Prisons Service which is the subject of study. The article also looks at the mandate, the organizational structure, the management and the environmental factors that affect the functioning and operations of the Service. The article again analyzed the concept of illicit drug use in prisons and its consequences, the extent and nature of drug use in the world, Africa and West Africa, the impacts and responses to the drug menace. The article finally, analyzed the socioeconomic variables that affects illicit drug use.

Keywords: Total Quality Management, Deming Quality Philosophy and SMEs Performance

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