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The treatment principles of Risk, Need and Responsivity (RNR) advocate that offenders with a heightened risk of recidivism are offered more intense rehabilitative services, with a focus on criminogenic needs and a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT-) based treatment approach. Implementation evaluations of RNR have, however, shown poor applications of the principles in practice. In Sweden, efforts to strengthen RNR-adherence have been undertaken for several years. These efforts have involved implementing the training model Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (Krimstics) in community corrections. Krimstics is based on RNR and teaches corrections (parole and probation) officers skills and therapeutic techniques with the goal of changing offenders’ procriminal attitudes. The implementation of […]
(70.96 KB) | 29. April 2019 | Author: Swedish Prison and Probation Service
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The Prisoner Ombudsman’s Office was set up in 2005 following the Steele review which was commissioned because of concerns about staff and prisoner safety in Maghaberry Prison. Inter alia it suggested that establishment of such an office would “make a valuable contribution to defusing the tensions which are bound to arise in prisons in Northern Ireland. This contribution is fulfilled through two specific functions: Investigate and report on Complaints from prisoners and their visitors; and Investigate and report on Deaths in Custody (DiC). The Prisoner Ombudsman’s powers regarding investigation of complaints by prisoners or visitors to prison establishments are currently set out in Rule 79 of the Prison & Young […]
(465.51 KB) | 15. June 2017 | Author: Tom McGonigle, Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland
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Scottish Prisons Complaints Commission Annual Report
(5.63 MB) | 27. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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A collaborative report identifying critical needs for federal policy reform from the 2009 Criminal Justice Transition Coalition
(1.19 MB) | 27. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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National Probation Service annual report
(724.33 KB) | 27. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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Kentucky Dept. of Corrections
(1.27 MB) | 27. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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Informe Anual de Gestion 2008 – Servicio Penitenciario Federal Argentino
(9.51 MB) | 27. August 2015 | Author: Rachel Anderson
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