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Author: Sílvia Bernardo

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Cover Interviews Issue #4 Minister of Justice

Times of change and modernisation in the Portuguese justice system

Sílvia Bernardo July 22, 2019 Portugal

// Interview: Francisca Van Dunem Minister of Justice, Portugal  JT: What are the main challenges facing the…

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Virtual reality for drug rehabilitation in probation project
Probation Project Technology

VR for drug rehabilitation

Sílvia Bernardo February 11, 2019

Developing and Using Virtual Reality Technology for the Rehabilitation of Drug Users in the Probation Service  …

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Project Radicalisation

WayOut Integrated exit programme for prisons and probation

Sílvia Bernardo February 11, 2019

The WayOut project is fundamentally aimed at building a common framework to evaluate Exit programmes along with…

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Europe Project

AWARE European Arrest Warrant

Sílvia Bernardo February 11, 2019

The AWARE EAW project aims at increasing the cooperation between EU Member States using two Framework Decisions…

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Articles Issue #5 Radicalisation

Multi-level in-prison radicalisation prevention certification programme

Sílvia Bernardo February 8, 2019

Developed through an interactive process of concerted transnational cooperation between academia, private sector research, correctional sector representatives…

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Articles Inmates communications Issue #4

Communication in prisons: integral solutions to tackle complex challenges

Sílvia Bernardo February 7, 2019 Inmate communication solutionsTELIO

Scientific research on the role of communication between those who are deprived of their liberty and the…

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Editorial Issue #4

Digital transformation… “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”

Sílvia Bernardo February 7, 2019

In conferences, training events and meetings, I am frequently asked: “how can innovation take place in prisons?”…

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Switzerland prison and probation services
Europe Interviews Issue #4

The Swiss correctional system: the complex challenge of harmonisation

Sílvia Bernardo February 6, 2019 Switzerland

// Interview: Ronald Gramigna Head of the Execution of Sentences and Measures Unit, Federal Office of Justice,…

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Dr Ttamas Toth DG Prisons Hungary
Director-General Europe Interviews Issue #4

The Hungarian correctional system on the path to modernisation

Sílvia Bernardo February 6, 2019 Hungary

// Interview: Major General Dr Tamás Tóth Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service  JT: Prison overcrowding…

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Code4000.org
Articles Europe Issue #4 Prison Work and Industries Technology

Code4000: a prison project that yields tech jobs to prisoners

Sílvia Bernardo February 6, 2019 UK

Code4000 is a UK-based community interest project set up with a clear mission to provide industry-specific coding…

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Articles Electronic Monitoring Issue #4 Probation Technology

Electronic monitoring: does “home confinement” necessarily mean “RF”?

Sílvia Bernardo February 5, 2019 UPSTREEM

When the use of electronic offender monitoring systems started in the 80s, the only available technology was…

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Articles Issue #4 North America Technology

The role of technology in correctional transformation

Sílvia Bernardo February 5, 2019 Canada

The Cart Before the Horse: this would be an apt analogy for some organisations’ approach to digital…

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El Salvador prison system
Case study Issue #4 Latin America Technology

The case of El Salvador’s prison information system

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 El SalvadorOffender management system

Context In June 2009, the new government authorities of El Salvador and the General Directorate of Correctional…

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artificial intelligence Mexico justice system
Case study Issue #4 Latin America Technology

The use of artificial intelligence in the Mexican justice system

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 Artificial intelligenceMexico

Context Artificial intelligence (AI) consists of the ability of machines or computers to emulate human thinking and…

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CORIS by Abilis Solutions
Case study Issue #4 North America Probation Technology

Embracing mobility improves efficiency for community corrections officers

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 Mobile appOffender management systemUSA

Context With the recent passing of the First Step Act, in the United States, a bipartisan bill…

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World Possible
Case study Issue #4 North America Technology

Offline technology for prison education

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 Education and learning in prisonsUSA

Context Almost everyone in the United States uses a computer, smartphone or another form of technology, daily,…

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ODSecurity Soter RS Body Scanner
Detection Issue #4 North America Technology

A win-win for contraband detection

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 body scanners in prisonsCanadaODSecurity

It wasn’t too long ago that if a Prison Officer suspected a person of carrying contraband into…

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Case study Issue #4 Latin America Technology

Digital criminal justice: how technology brings security and speed to the Brazilian system

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 Brazil

Context Criminal justice in Brazil faces many challenges, as crime is growing and the prisons are packed.…

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Electronic Monitoring Featured EM Issue #4 Probation Technology

Taking electronic monitoring to the next level

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 GEOSATIS

Electronic Monitoring (EM) in the criminal justice sector has experienced a tremendous growth over the last decade…

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Probation app Changing lives
Case study Europe Issue #4 Probation Social reintegration Technology

Using technology to promote desistance in Northern Ireland: “Changing Lives” Mobile App

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 Northern IrelandUK

Context Citizens in Northern Ireland (NI) have embraced advances in technology. The most recent research states that…

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Penitentiary forensics italy
Case study Europe Issue #4 Penitentiary reform Technology

New experimental lab of penitentiary forensics in Italy

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 ItalyPenitentiary forensics laboratory

Context & Problem Research shows that while the number of crimes has declined, the number of prisoners…

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Preventive electronic monitoring tech
Electronic Monitoring Issue #3 Probation

From a reactive to a preventive approach: what is on the horizon of electronic monitoring technologies?

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 GEOSATISnew generation electronic monitoring

The understanding that it is possible to make electronic monitoring (EM) technology evolve into the spectrum of…

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Virtual reality for drug rehabilitation in probation project
Articles Issue #4 Mental health Probation Rehabilitation Technology

Using advanced virtual reality technology for treating drug addiction in prison and probation settings

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 Drug addictionVirtual reality

According to the Council of Europe’s SPACE II latest report (Aebi & Chopin, 2018), there are around…

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Articles Inmates communications Issue #4

Unilink is empowering prisoners and helping rehabilitation through employment

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 UNILINK

The annual cost of reoffending paid by British society is estimated at around £15B. Ex-offenders with no…

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HOME CURFEW Attenti Electronic Monitoring
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Breaking Prison Walls in Portugal: Early Release of Prisoners Through Electronic Monitoring

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 AttentiPortugal

Context The Adoption of Electronic Monitoring Technologies The Portuguese Ministry of Justice is no stranger to the…

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Interviews Issue #4 Latin America

Latin America and the Caribbean: Fostering development through finding solutions to crime and violence

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 Inter-American Development Bank

// Interview: Nathalie Alvarado Head of Citizen Security and Justice, Inter-American Development Bank JT: How have security…

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Electronic Monitoring Experts Panel Issue #3

“Clean and Dirty Electronic Monitoring”, Prof. Mike Nellis

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019

Electronic monitoring and the future What do we talk about when we talk about “electronic monitoring” (EM)?…

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Featured Issue #4

The convergence of information technology and operational technology in Corrections: a driver for innovation

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 Mike NellisOperational technologyTechnological convergencetechnology

Convergence of technology has been a constant feature in the industry for decades. With recent progress in…

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Articles Inmates communications Issue #3 Technology

Cell phones in the hands of prisoners: if the problem lies in technology, so does the solution

Sílvia Bernardo February 4, 2019 in-cell phonesjammingmobile phonesprison communicationsTELIO

The use of mobile phones is commonly known to be motivated by the human need to communicate.…

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Interviews Issue #4 Juveniles Latin America

Preventing juvenile delinquency in Panama through talent and purpose

Sílvia Bernardo February 1, 2019 Panama

// Interview: Erika Ender Singer-songwriter and philanthropist, founder and president of the Puertas Abiertas Foundation, Panama JT:…

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Director-General Europe Interviews Issue #4 Juveniles Probation

The Italian juvenile and community justice in transition

Sílvia Bernardo February 1, 2019 Italy

// Interview: Gemma Tuccillo Head of the Department of Juvenile and Community Justice, Ministry of Justice, Italy …

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loh teck en CIO Singapore Prison Service
Asia Interviews Issue #4 Prison management Technology

Singapore Prison Service towards total digitisation

Sílvia Bernardo February 1, 2019 Singapore

// Short interview: Loh Teck En Director of the Transformation and Technology Division, Singapore Prison Service JT:…

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Director-General Featured issue#4 Interviews Issue #4 North America

Taking evidence-based decisions and employee wellness in the spotlight

Sílvia Bernardo February 1, 2019 United States of America

// Interview: Colette Peters Director of the Department of Corrections, Oregon State, United States of America JT:…

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Director-General Interviews Issue #4 North America Probation

A constructive alternative to incarceration at the disposal of the most vulnerable

Sílvia Bernardo February 1, 2019 Canada

// Interview: David Scott Director of the Toronto Bail Programme, Ontario, Canada  JT: What is the Toronto…

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francesco basentini Head Penitentiary Italy
Director-General Europe Featured issue#4 Interviews Issue #4

The challenges and opportunities of the Italian penitentiary system

Sílvia Bernardo January 31, 2019 Italy

// Interview: Francesco Basentini Director General of the Penitentiary Department, Italy  JT: Five years ago, Italy began…

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jana spero Assistant Minister Croatia
Director-General Europe Featured issue#4 Interviews Issue #4

A leadership of proximity with eyes on solutions and continuous improvement

Sílvia Bernardo January 29, 2019 Croatia

// Interview: Jana Špero Assistant Minister, Directorate for Prisons and Probation, Ministry of Justice, Croatia  JT: You…

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Africa Asia Featured issue#4 Interviews Issue #4 Middle East Policy Radicalisation

Advancing justice and corrections in conflict regions through the Rule of Law

Sílvia Bernardo January 29, 2019 United Nations

// Interview: Alexandre Zouev Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations  JT: What…

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Prisoners Access to technology
Blog

Public Acceptability Survey on the Prisoners’ Access to Digital Technology: Emerging Results

Sílvia Bernardo October 1, 2018 De Monfort Universitytechnology

By Dr Victoria Knight and Dr Lee HadlingtonDe Montfort University, United Kingdom Earlier this year we announced…

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Blog

Prisons and the mentally ill: why design matters

Sílvia Bernardo October 1, 2018 mental healthprison design

By Dr. Marayca López and Laura Maiello-Reidy, CGL Companies Scope of the Problem Worldwide, mental health disorders among…

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Blog

Resettlement for prisoners with drug and mental health problems

Sílvia Bernardo October 1, 2018 Alcohol and drugscontinuity of careSocial Reintegration

By Russel Webster Systematic review finds interpersonal skills of case workers; access to social support and housing;…

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