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LEADING CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS – PRIORITISING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (16,190) Virginia Leung Wai-Chong Contemporary correctional systems are facing numerous challenges ranging from traditional concerns such as prison security, to rising public expectations for the treatment of offenders. As a result, more comprehensive measures must be taken to overcome these obstacles. Being aware of the necessity to manage attendant risks, the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department identifies and targets efficient human resource management as one of the most important factors for a successful correctional system. This includes but is not limited to r einforcing a strong sense of belonging and self-motivation of staff, building up professional knowledge and strategic […]
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MANAGING SPECIAL NEEDS OFFENDERS IN PRISONS AND THE COMMUNITY (15,998) Michael Leung Chung-Chee It is important to recognise the differences between individuals and the value of embracing you other than me so as to allow each individual to be a part of a gr eater whole in society. In organizing services for persons in custody with special needs, the Correctional Services Department of Hong Kong adopts various strategies by utilising existing available recourses and programmes and optimising the support available from the community. The objective is to provide safer custody and better rehabilitation in the hopes of a greater whole – a more inclusive society.
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JUST OPEN THE DOOR – SOLITARY CONFINEMENT REFORM IN COLORADO (8,034) Rick Raemisch In 2011, Tom Clements, who had thirty years’ experience with the State of Missouri Department of Corrections, was hired by Governor John Hickenlooper, the Governor of Colorado to lead the Colorado Department of Corrections. Executive Director Clements realized that the Department was overusing solitary confinement, where inmates were being confined in approximately 7 by 13 foot cells for 23 hours per day sometimes for years at a time. In fact, in 2011, 1500 inmates or almost 7% of the inmate population were being housed in solitary. Per capita this was one of the high est in the […]
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RADICALIZATION: AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT (33,404) Rupali Jeswal Radicalization means that an individual’s way of thinking is fundamentally altered. This change leads an individual to move further and further way from his/her mainstream way of thought. In this century of turmoil and widespread, even if limited warfare, radicalization towards violent and terrorist extremism is part of asymmetrical warfare. Groups are fervent in using asymmetrical means to meet their ends. If we take prisons as a dynamic society in its own right, where many individuals are “living” together, it is not difficult to imagine the intermingling of ideas, sharing of concepts, c onversion towards extremism and formation of new alliances. Radicalization is […]
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INVESTIGATION INTO THE REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION OF PRISONERS IN VICTORIA (7,808) Deborah Glass This paper presents some of the views of the Office of the Ombudsman in the State of Victoria in Australia, especially as they pertain to a recent investigation into the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners in Victoria. The Victorian Ombudsman has responsibility for over 1000 government departments and bodies, yet one of those agencies stands head and shoulders above the others in the amount of time and attention it commands from the state’s independent adjudicator. That agency is Corrections Victoria, which manages the Victorian prison system. The Corrections, Justice and Regulation portfolio is the subject of more […]
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IMPLEMENTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRISONS (16,665) Bronwyn Naylor The management of prisons includes protecting the human rights of prisoners. This article examines the practicalities of implementing human rights in prisons. Drawing on the author’s Australian and comparative research, the paper outlines relevant human rights principles, considers the capacity of prisons to incorporate human rights considerations into their routine management, and identifies the role of monitoring bodies in the proactive oversight of the prison environment
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WIDENING THE SCOPE OF THE PRINCIPLE OF NORMALITY (13,123) Marianne Vollan On the 22nd of July 2011 a solo terrorist in Norway killed 77 people, mainly juveniles. After such a tragic terrorist attack – how is it possible to bring the community, victi ms and the offender back to normality? Victims have had their lives turned around. The core values of the society have been severely challenged, and the offender in question will have a long, maybe life-long sentence to serve. With the correctional normality concept as a starting point, this paper look s at three dimensions of the issue: Society, victim and offender. Furthermore, the paper reflects on what […]
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THE ROLE OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN OFFENDER SUPERVISION (16,766) Yilma Woldgabreal & Andrew Day This paper reports the findings of an empirical study examining the relationship between offender supervision outcomes and the self-reported assessment of positive psychological states. Scores on a composite measure of positive psychological states were found to be inversely associated with supervision outcomes and mediated the relationship between risk-needs and technical violations, charges, reconvictions, and imprisonment. This suggests that interventions that promote states such as optimism, hope, self-efficacy, and psychological flexibility may have a key role to play in effective offender management.
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OPERATIONALIZING EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRINCIPLES IN REDUCING RECIDIVISM AMONGST HIGH-RISK OFFENDERS IN SINGAPORE (15,135) Karam Singh & Salina Samion The use of empirical evidence in guiding correctional practice in the Singapore Prison Service began some 15 years ago when it first adopted the well-known Risks, Needs and R esponsivity (RNR) model. The RNR model has sound theoretical underpinnings that have been empirically validated (Andrews & Dowden, 2005). In Singapore, the growth in the use of evidence-informed correctional practices continued steadily through the years until, quite recently, when a particularly comprehensive application of empirical evidence served to integrate and elaborate a new approach. This paper discusses how empirical evidence guided the development and […]
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ENGAGING PRISONERS IN EDUCATION: REDUCING RISK AND RECIDIVISM (20,761) Helen Farley & Anne Pike Engaging prisoners in education is one of a range of measur es that could alleviate security risk in prisons. For prisoners, one of the main challenges with incarceration is monotony, often leading to frustration, raising the risk of injury for staff and other prisoners. This article suggests that prisone r engagement in education may help to alleviate security risk in prisons through relieving monotony and reducing re-offending by promoting critical thinking skills. It discusses some of the chal lenges to accessing higher levels of education in prisons and argues that if education was considered for its […]
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