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

Electronic monitoring and the future What do we talk about when we talk about “electronic monitoring” (EM)? We talk about... Read More

“We talk to extremists, not about them” – prevention, intervention, deradicalisation

Ariane Wolf, Violence Prevention Network, Head of International Affairs and Transnational Cooperation Read More

“Changing Lives”: Northern Ireland’s Digital Solution for Engaging Probation Service Users

Discover the app that helps people under supervision in Northern Ireland. Read More

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

David Scott, Director of the Toronto Bail Programme, Ontario, Canada  Read More
David Brown

A focus on reducing recidivism both in custody and community corrections

David Brown, Chief Executive, Department for Correctional Services, South Australia Read More
jana spero Assistant Minister Croatia

A leadership of proximity with eyes on solutions and continuous improvement

Jana Špero, Assistant Minister, Directorate for Prisons and Probation, Ministry of Justice, Croatia Read More

A person-centric approach to modernizing correctional facilities and probation

MHS Public Safety explores how we can strengthen rehabilitation and reintegration by providing education, mental health support, and improved communication. Read More
Gerard Bakker

A safe return to society as a goal: how can we achieve it?

Gerard Bakker, Director-General of the National Agency of Correctional Institutions (DJI), The Netherlands Read More

Advancing Chile’s Correctional Services through strategic reforms

Luis Cordero Vega, Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Chile Read More

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

Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations  Read More

Beyond Prisons: Women and Community Corrections – ICPA Taskforce

Article Diane Williams & Jennifer Oades The incarceration rate for women has skyrocketed globally by approximately 53% since 2000 and... Read More

Beyond the Gate: If you believe that your mandate to keep society safe is solely about what happens within your Prisons, you have got it all wrong…

To address the underlying causes of criminal behaviour, rooted in socio-economic disparities, mental health issues, and systemic injustices, leaders have been challenged to look beyond the boundaries of their systems and institutions and actively engage with other agencies, policymakers, and the broader community. In this edition, we feature interviews with correctional leaders and articles by experts on transforming the system through upstream and downstream collaborations, policy reforms, digital technologies, and community engagement. Read More

Brazil: Espírito Santo advances the modernisation of the State’s Justice system

Renato Casagrande, Governor, Espírito Santo, Brazil Read More

Breaking Barriers: Restorative Justice and Family Support in Saxony’s Justice System

Katja Meier, State Minister of Justice and for Democracy, Europe, and Gender Equality, Saxony, Germany Read More
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Breaking Prison Walls in Portugal: Early Release of Prisoners Through Electronic Monitoring

Context The Adoption of Electronic Monitoring Technologies The Portuguese Ministry of Justice is no stranger to the multiple benefits that... Read More

Can digital transformation be a catalyst for operational transformation?

Operational transformation is necessary in the post-pandemic corrections agencies. "Selecting the right expert digital partners, is the key to overcoming challenges" - Core Systems. Read More
Jennifer Oades Parole Canada

Canada: Fifteen thousand decisions per year in the best interest of public safety

Jennifer Oades, Chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada Read More
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Challenges and Achievements of the Portuguese Correctional System

Celso Manata, Director of the General Directorate of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Romulo Mateus at his office

Challenges and priorities for the Portuguese prison system… And the ongoing transformation despite COVID-19

Rómulo Mateus, Director-General of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More

Challenges, Profile, Competencies and Training of the European Prison Officer of the 21st Century: a quick view over the PO21 Sector Skills Alliance

  Prison officers in Europe In Europe[1], there are nowadays, more than 588 940 citizens under the custody of the... Read More
Brian-Lovins

Change and humanization: Watchwords among community corrections professionals in the US

Brian Lovins, President of the Board of Directors, American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), USA Read More

Change complexity: Why reforms in community corrections often fail

This article by Dr Danielle Rudes analyses community corrections reform, arguing that successful reform hinges on gaining buy-in from those who implement it. Read More
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Code4000: a prison project that yields tech jobs to prisoners

Code4000 is a UK-based community interest project set up with a clear mission to provide industry-specific coding training within the UK prison estates Read More

Core Correctional Skills The training kit

What is the main subject of this new book?   Ioan Durnescu: For almost 20 years, we’ve been speaking about core... Read More
Stephane Bredin Prisons France

Correctional reform in France: more prison places, less incarcerations

Stéphane Bredin, Director General of the Prison Administration, France Read More
Vivian Geiran Probation Ireland

Council for Penological Cooperation of the Council of Europe: developing standards for prison and probation services

Vivian Geiran, President of the Council for Penological Cooperation (PC-CP) of the Council of Europe and Director of the Irish Probation Service Read More
GEOSATIS electronic monitoring

Criminal justice is increasingly eager to embrace the technological revolution

The judicial and corrections sector, both from academics and practitioners’ point of view, has traditionally been quite cautious when it... Read More

Digital Transformation of Justice: Experts from various parts of the world share their opinions

Read the point of view of experts and decision-makers. Read More
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Digital transformation within the probation sector

  These reforms are designed to build on the successful elements of the existing system, Transforming Rehabilitation, which led to... Read More

Digitalisation in Corrections – The Singapore Experience

Singapore Prison Service's strategy leverages technology for smarter rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates. Read More
Ysmael Paniagua

Dominican Republic: an example of penitentiary reform to be followed

Ysmael Paniagua Guerrero, Coordinator of the New Penitentiary Management Model, Dominican Republic Read More
EM electronic monitoring

Electronic monitoring as an intermediate punitive territory

Best practices show that electronic monitoring (EM) can be an interesting tool, especially if used to serve a strategy of... Read More

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

Electronic monitoring: Overcoming operational and logistical challenges during the pandemic

The electronic monitoring sector response during the early phase of COVID-19 focused on implementing remote learning modalities as an emergency response. As the pandemic has evolved, so too have electronic monitoring responses. Read More
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Embracing mobility improves efficiency for community corrections officers

Engaging Prison Staff and the Community for Holistic Offender Rehabilitation

Shie Yong Lee, Commissioner, Singapore Prison Service Read More
Luiz Carlos Cruz

Espírito Santo: The extensive transformation of the state prison system

Luiz Carlos Cruz, Secretary of State for Justice, Espírito Santo, Brazil Read More
Gerry McNally Probation

European Probation Systems in Transition

Gerry McNally, President of the Confederation of European Probation (CEP) Read More

Expert insights on modernising Correctional Services

Explore the challenges and opportunities of modernisation though the lens of international stakeholders in the penitentiary sector. Read More
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FAIRNESS Implementation of the Stockholm’s Roadmap in cases of terrorism and radicalisation

The FAIRNESS project promotes a balanced harmonisation of the Member States’ (MS) legal practices in relation to the implementation of... Read More

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JUSTICE TRENDS is a premium printed and online magazine that features exclusive content such as interviews with Ministers of Justice, Directors General of prison and probation administrations, as well as articles on pressing current criminal justice topics globally.

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