Effectiveness of peer support in desistance from crime and public-private partnerships involving ex-offenders

ICPA2024 Presentation by Yuho Furukawa and Naoki Tanaka (ICPA2024-PID081)

Authors

Yuho Furukawa

Professor, UNAFEI

Ms. Yuho Furukawa is a professor at the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI). She became a UNAFEI professor in April 2023, prior to which she had been working as a probation officer in several probation offices and as an officer in the Rehabilitation Bureau of Ministry of Justice in Japan since 2009. Ms. Furukawa obtained her Bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2009 from Waseda University, and she is a public psychologist in Japan.

Naoki Tanaka

Professor, UNAFEI

Mr. Naoki Tanaka is a professor at the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI). He became a UNAFEI professor in April 2023, prior to which he had been working as a probation officer in several probation offices and as an officer in the Rehabilitation Bureau of Ministry of Justice in Japan since 2011. Mr. Tanaka obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Education in 2009 and his Master’s degree in Education in 2011 from the University of Tokyo, and he is a certified clinical psychologist and public psychologist in Japan.

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