A “case study” on New York city’s solution to reduce pretrial detention. The Supervised Release Program avoids incarceration while the defendant awaits trial by setting up regular check-ins in the community and providing support services. Read More
Risks and Needs Assessments
What is CIRA? CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims to raise awareness about risks and support prison... Read More
Anne Precythe, President of the Correctional Leaders Association & Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, USA Read More
The Toronto Bail Program provides supervision and rehabilitative support for those who cannot provide bail guarantees on their own. Read More
An innovative way of dealing with drug-addicted offenders after the failure of the traditional judicial approach. Read More
A case study, by MHS Public Safety, about leveraging the power of digital technology in Corrections to reduce redivism: systems' modernization, treatment and rehabilitation practices enhancement, and beyond. Read More
Dan Halchin, Director-general, Romanian Penitentiary Administration Read More
What should be the approach when dealing with violent extremist and terrorist offenders (VETOs) in pretrial detention? Read More
Andrea Matoušková, Director-General, Czech Probation and Mediation Service Read More
The New South Wales (NSW) Remand Domestic Violence intervention programme is changing minds through voluntary participation. Read More
Where are we now in our ability to assess risk in corrections? The day is fast approaching when we will be able to systematically assess and reassess individuals, efficiently, effectively
and comprehensively. Read More
An increasing demand for evidence-informed training and digitalisation point to automation, integrated databases, eLearning and software solutions for forensic and correctional staff, as a means to improve outcomes. Read More
Presenting a new and innovative European initiative built on best practices. Read More
James Bonta, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology), Co-author of “The Psychology of Criminal Conduct” (RNR model), Canada Read More
Jan Kleijssen, Director of the Information Society and Action against Crime Directorate, Council of Europe Read More
Deborah Richardson, Deputy Solicitor General (Correctional Services), Ontario, Canada Read More
Christine Montross, M.D., Psychiatrist, author of “Waiting for an Echo – The Madness of American Incarceration”, USA Read More
Article Diane Williams & Jennifer Oades The incarceration rate for women has skyrocketed globally by approximately 53% since 2000 and... Read More
Criminal recidivism by people who go through the prison system is a severe and costly problem that affects all... Read More
Prison officers in Europe In Europe[1], there are nowadays, more than 588 940 citizens under the custody of the... Read More
Luiz Carlos Cruz, Secretary of State for Justice, Espírito Santo, Brazil Read More
Fabiano Bordignon, General Director of the National Penitentiary Department (DEPEN), Brazil Read More
Nicole Belloubet, Minister of Justice, France Read More
Danijela Mrhar Prelić, Director of the National Probation Service, Slovenia Read More
Ariane Wolf, Violence Prevention Network, Head of International Affairs and Transnational Cooperation Read More
Torben Adams, Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN), Co-chair of the Prison and Probation Working Group (P&P), RAN, European Commission Read More
The risk of prison radicalisation is a real and potent danger in correctional facilities across the globe. This risk is,... Read More
References Barrelle, K. (2014) Pro-integration: disengagement from the life after extremism. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. DOI: 10.1080/19434472.2014.988165... Read More
Michèle Coninsx, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), United Nations Read More
Prison gangs are pervasive in American corrections. According to official figures, thousands of inmates are currently affiliated with gangs, with... Read More
The R4JUST project aims to prevent and reduce the risk of radicalisation and violent extremism inside prisons by exploring a... Read More
The WayOut project is fundamentally aimed at building a common framework to evaluate Exit programmes along with the development of... Read More
Ronald Gramigna, Fredy Fässler, Sylvie Bula, Switzerland Read More
Nathalie Alvarado, Head of Citizen Security and Justice, Inter-American Development Bank Read More
Gemma Tuccillo, Head of the Department of Juvenile and Community Justice, Ministry of Justice, Italy Read More
Loh Teck En, Director of the Transformation and Technology Division, Singapore Prison Service Read More
David Scott, Director of the Toronto Bail Programme, Ontario, Canada Read More
