It wasn’t too long ago that if a Prison Officer suspected a person of carrying contraband into a prison then... Read More
Gangs and Organised Crime
Sir Tim Purcell (Core Systems) advocates a holistic prison reform strategy: intelligence, security, psychology, education, counseling, and technology to rehabilitate inmates and thwart extremism and crime. Read More
Luis Cordero Vega, Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Chile Read More
Alexandre Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, United Nations Read More
Emiliano Blanco, National Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Argentina Read More
Tyrone Oliver, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections Read More
Nivaldo Restivo, Colonel, Secretary of State for the penitentiary Administration, São Paulo, Brazil Read More
What is CIRA? CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims to raise awareness about risks and support prison... Read More
Stéphane Bredin, Director General of the Prison Administration, France Read More
The judicial and corrections sector, both from academics and practitioners’ point of view, has traditionally been quite cautious when it... Read More
Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves, Director-General of Reintegration and Prison Services, Portugal Read More
Dimitri Vlassis, Chief coordinator of the programme for the implementation of the Doha Declaration, United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime (UNODC) Read More
Caron McCaffrey, Director-General of the Irish Prison Service & President of EuroPris Read More
Delving into Europe's approach to extremism, this article uncovers the rise of conspiracy theories, incel culture, and far-right extremism, shaping the landscape of criminal justice practices and highlighting the need for proactive strategies in the face of evolving threats. Read More
Discover how evidence-based public security measures can help Latin America combat organised crime and reduce urban violence effectively. Read More
Laurent Ridel, Director of the Prison Administration, France Read More
It is widely recognised that street gangs are connected with violence. Aggressive and violent youths are at greater risk of... Read More
The understanding that it is possible to make electronic monitoring (EM) technology evolve into the spectrum of preventive action is... Read More
Mauro Albuquerque, Secretary of Penitentiary Administration and Resocialization, State of Ceará, Brazil Read More
After a series of high-profile terrorist attacks involving previously incarcerated extremists during the last half-decade, “prison radicalisation” is an increasing... Read More
Rafael Velasco Brandani, National Secretary for Penal Policies, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Brazil Read More
Vincent Van Quickenborne, Minister of Justice, Belgium Read More
By Russel Webster Results from process evaluations of Motivational and Engagement Intervention (MEI) and the Healthy Identity Intervention (HII) interventions... Read More
Nathalie Alvarado, Head of Citizen Security and Justice, Inter-American Development Bank Read More
Deborah Richardson, Deputy Solicitor General (Correctional Services), Ontario, Canada Read More
By Russel Webster Prison staff say illicit phones are about organised drug dealing while prisoners view them more as tools... Read More
Paolo Di Sciuva, International Director of the EURESP project in Ecuador Read More
If, as Dostoyevsky said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, we could... Read More
Fabiano Bordignon, General Director of the National Penitentiary Department (DEPEN), Brazil Read More
The R2PRIS certification is a capacity building programme developed with the support of the European Commission and built as the... Read More
Ricardo Guzmán Loyo, First Vice Minister of Safety of the Ministry of Government, Guatemala Read More
Karen Ellis, Deputy Solicitor General, (Correctional Services), Ontario, Canada Read More
Context & Problem Research shows that while the number of crimes has declined, the number of prisoners has not, and... Read More
General Óscar Naranjo Trujillo, Former Director General of the National Police and former Vice-President of Colombia Read More
Maria Rosa Nebel, Secretary of the Penitentiary Administration, Rio de de Janeiro, Brazil Read More
