28
Aug
2023
Extremist offender rehabilitation: Innovative, multiple and overlapping approaches as the path to success
Presenting a new and innovative European initiative built on best practices.
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14
Apr
2023
Leadership skills development as a critical factor for occupational stress reduction in correctional settings
Working in correctional settings is often a stressful occupation that can adversely affect prison workers.
14
Apr
2022
Challenges, profile, competencies and training of the 21st Century European Prison Officer
The PO21 project aims to tackle challenges linked to the professional development of prison officers.
12
Apr
2021
No one is left behind: personal thoughts on how to manage the COVID-19 crisis in prison
Dorin Muresan, Prison Governor, talks about protection measures to fight the virus spread in prison.
18
Mar
2021
Inmate’s family and community contacts: beyond the rehabilitation speech, there is a real need for action…
Inmate family support and social ties, the social bonds that attach individuals to society, their conventional institutions, values and activities, are essential factors for deterrence of deviant behaviour and recidivism prevention.
14
Mar
2021
CIRA Critical Incidents Readiness Assessment
CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims to raise awareness about risks and support prison governors/prison system administrators to reflect and assess the prison/prison service readiness to contend with significant security emergencies.
12
Mar
2021
Evidence-informed practices for the prevention of criminal recidivism
Knowledge of the most relevant risk factors is important because it allows to prioritise the needs of the prison population.
10
Mar
2021
The need for alternative measures to pre-trial detention: towards the realisation of common standards
The issue of pre-trial detention should not be overlooked. Indeed, excessive employment of preventive detention adversely impacts not only detainees and their fundamental rights, but also their families, communities, and even countries’ financial resources.
10
Feb
2021
Old and Forgotten Behind Bars: Facing the Crisis of the Elderly in Prisons
Managing the elderly in prisons is one of the most significant challenges in corrections.
02
Oct
2020
PPROMPT Peer Pro-Social Modeling in Probation
Peers can be effective ‘identity models’ to inmates by showing them the possibility of giving up the criminal life, thus reducing recidivism.