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Read ICPA’s Business Plan which outlines our activities, initiatives and priorities in the period 2020-2022. We have a strong focus over this period to work on enhancements at the core of the organisation that will allow us to deliver more products and services which will provide even more value to our membership. In addition it details how we will embark on a number of activities and initiatives to further improve how we work with others across the Global Corrections Community in achieving our shared goal of advancing professional corrections.
(1.52 MB) | 25. August 2020 | Author: ICPA
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A brief overview of the origins and history of the International Corrections and Prisons Association, period 1998-2016.
(7.16 MB) | 5. August 2020 | Author: Fraser Bryans
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The 2020 Summer Edition of ICPA’s newsletter Beyond the Wall is now available. In this issue: Supervision Around the World (SAW) Project (USA), Changing practice in a pandemic – Community Corrections New South Wales (Australia), Sanctions and measures without deprivation of liberty increasingly used in Europe: New Survey (Europe), NIJ-Funded Research Examines What Works for Successful Reentry (USA), Tempus Novo tackling crime in their own unique way (United Kingdom). This copy of “Beyond the Wall” is available to ICPA Members. Login and Read the Newsletter. If you are not a member yet – Register today as a Basic Member to read the full version.
(3.45 MB) | 31. July 2020 | Author: Aleksandar Petrov, Communications Officer, ICPA
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The 2020 Autumn Edition of ICPA’s newsletter Beyond the Wall is now available. In this issue: Supervision Around the World (SAW) Project (USA), Changing practice in a pandemic – Community Corrections New South Wales (Australia), Sanctions and measures without deprivation of liberty increasingly used in Europe: New Survey (Europe), NIJ-Funded Research Examines What Works for Successful Reentry (USA), Tempus Novo tackling crime in their own unique way (United Kingdom).
(n/a) | 31. July 2020 | Author: Aleksandar Petrov, Communications Officer, ICPA
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(392.93 KB) | 28. July 2020 | Author: Björn Lindström & Pia Puolakka, RISE Criminal Sanctions Agency
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Download the presentation from the ICPA Webinar “Reducing Reoffending and Enabling Reintegration”. This talk, which was to be presented at the postponed UN Crime Prevention Congress in Kyoto, April 2020, argues that, in order to reduce re-offending, it is crucial to enable reintegration. Indeed, this should be a core function of penal systems, yet these systems are often dis-integrative in their approaches and practices. After briefly reviewing evidence both about ‘what works’ and about desistance from crime and what supports it, Fergus explores the implications for rethinking our approaches to prisons, probation and other services. He concludes with some thoughts about how we might best use research and evaluation to reform criminal justice
(952.97 KB) | 7. May 2020 | Author: Aleksandar Petrov, Communications Officer, ICPA
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ARTICLE 9: MANAGING INMATES WITH MENTAL DISORDERS: THE PSYCHIATRIC HOUSING UNIT IN SINGAPORE PRISON SERVICE Rashida Mohamed Zain, Georgina Tay, Jessie Yeung, Rossheema Binte Haniff & Padma D/O Jairam Inmates with mental disorders present as a population that requires extensive resources to manage and treat. Furthermore, these individuals tend to commit disciplinary infractions and reoffend at a higher rate than the mainstream incarcerated population. This poses a challenge to correctional facilities all over the world and best practices on the management and treatment of this specialised population are widely sought after. In 2011, the Psychiatric Housing Unit under the Singapore Prison Service (SPS) commenced operations with the admission of inmates […]
(1.94 MB) | 27. April 2020 | Author: Aleksandar Petrov, Communications Officer, ICPA
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ARTICLE 8: RAVENHALL CORRECTIONAL CENTRE: THE MASTER PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF A MULTIFACETED, PEOPLE-ORIENTED PRISON FOR MEN WITH COMPLEX PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA Elizabeth Grant People with mental health issues are vastly overrepresented in the Australian prison system. This paper discusses the master planning and design of Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Victoria, Australia to increase outcomes for male prisoners living with physical, mental health disability and other conditions. Major innovations in the design of Ravenhall Correctional Centre have included a forensic mental health unit on site, and the master planning of the prison into separate communities with a variety of housing types to provide prisoners […]
(684.75 KB) | 27. April 2020 | Author: Aleksandar Petrov, Communications Officer, ICPA
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ARTICLE 7: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN CANADIAN FEDERAL PRISONS: A PRISON OMBUDSMAN’S PERSPECTIVE Ivan Zinger & Emad E. Talisman This article looks at the challenges faced by the federal correctional system in Canada as it responds to a growing population of inmates with mental health needs. Adopting the position that access to mental health care is a human rights issue, the article situates the legal, policy, and operational contexts (and constraints) in which mental health services are delivered in Canadian federal prisons. It then offers some reflections on prison health care reform in Canada, and how these reforms measure up to international standards, specifically, the Mandela Rules. The article […]
(282.79 KB) | 27. April 2020 | Author: Aleksandar Petrov, Communications Officer, ICPA
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ARTICLE 6: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF SERVICE PROVISION USING A SPACE, LAYOUT, AND SETTING FRAMEWORK Victor J. St. John In the United States, jails have become the largest mental health institutions and have come under public scrutiny regarding the accessibility and quality of the mental health services provided. Research supports that the architectural design of a correctional facility influences the behaviors and wellbeing of an incarcerated person, including the treatment and services received while incarcerated. This pilot study utilizes the Space, Layout, and Setting (SLS) framework to investigate the impact of New York City’s jail design on an incarcerated person’s access to mental health services. […]
(293.48 KB) | 27. April 2020 | Author: Aleksandar Petrov, Communications Officer, ICPA
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