“The contrast between a prison with and without kiosks is like night and day.” (Prisoner S.M., HMP Northumberland, operated by... Read More
If, as Dostoyevsky said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, we could... Read More
The one constant of technology is that it is always evolving. While this constant evolution has the potential to enable... Read More
This is quite a dilemma for many correctional agencies: once decided that something needs to happen to modernise the current... Read More
The judicial and corrections sector, both from academics and practitioners’ point of view, has traditionally been quite cautious when it... Read More
Criminological paradigms, such as the “Social Bond Theory”, offer no doubt about the importance of social bonds and family support... Read More
In the last 20 to 40 years, probation went through significant transformations. One of these changes that can be noticed... Read More
Inmate family support and social ties are often referred to in criminological theories as important elements of crime prevention and... Read More
According to the recent statistics, Britons on average make 132 million mobile phone calls a day. On top of this,... Read More
According to the statistics of the Council of Europe, the total prison population in the European Union on September 1st... Read More
The understanding that it is possible to make electronic monitoring (EM) technology evolve into the spectrum of preventive action is... Read More
Marianne Vollan, Director General of the Norwegian Correctional Service, Norway Read More
Gerry McNally, President of the Confederation of European Probation (CEP) Read More
Hans Meurisse, Director-General of the Belgium Prison Service and President of EuroPris the European Association of Prisons and Correctional Services Read More
Electronic monitoring and the future What do we talk about when we talk about “electronic monitoring” (EM)? We talk about... Read More
The acknowledgement of the negative impact of imprisonment on individuals, families and communities led, over the last three decades, to... Read More
Introduction – Moving the dial The mission of corrections is a constant. However, the environment is which it operates is... Read More
Rehabilitation is a long-term goal that most countries have not begun to address. Although some have redesigned their institutional mission... Read More
There is a tendency to associate virtual reality with the gaming industry as, over the past couple of years, we... Read More
Overcoming the challenges of prison overcrowding has proven to be a difficult task for many jurisdictions around the globe. Social... Read More
“There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out... Read More
Exercising leadership can be as exciting and rewarding as a distressing and lonely experience, even when surrounded by many people.... Read More
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