// Interview: Luiz Carlos Cruz Secretary of State for Justice, Espírito Santo, Brazil JT: The Brazilian…
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Evidence-informed practices for the prevention of criminal recidivism
Criminal recidivism by people who go through the prison system is a severe and costly problem…
Continue reading Evidence-informed practices for the prevention of criminal recidivismOffenders rehabilitation and their contribution to the South-African society
// Interview: Ronald Lamola Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, South Africa JT: You have recently…
Continue reading Offenders rehabilitation and their contribution to the South-African societyA safe return to society as a goal: how can we achieve it?
// Interview: Gerard Bakker Director-General of the National Agency of Correctional Institutions (DJI), The Netherlands JT:…
Continue reading A safe return to society as a goal: how can we achieve it?Ethical and moral reflections on the digital prison
The use of technology is increasing in the criminal justice landscape. This is slowly receiving attention from…
Continue reading Ethical and moral reflections on the digital prisonGPS Technology – A tool for the reintegration of radicalised offenders into society
After a series of high-profile terrorist attacks involving previously incarcerated extremists during the last half-decade, “prison radicalisation”…
Continue reading GPS Technology – A tool for the reintegration of radicalised offenders into societyThe humanisation plan that seeks a unified and renewed prison model
// Interview: Jean Alain Rodríguez Attorney General of the Dominican Republic JT: March 2019 news reports…
Continue reading The humanisation plan that seeks a unified and renewed prison modelRadicalisation, dynamic security, technologies and other focal points of Bremen’s correctional system
// Interview: Sebastian Schulenberg Director General of Prison and Probation, Senator for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Bremen,…
Continue reading Radicalisation, dynamic security, technologies and other focal points of Bremen’s correctional systemImproving prison effectiveness through secure communications and the use of machine learning technologies
The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners state that prisoners have the right to communicate…
Continue reading Improving prison effectiveness through secure communications and the use of machine learning technologiesUsing technology to promote desistance in Northern Ireland: “Changing Lives” Mobile App
Context Citizens in Northern Ireland (NI) have embraced advances in technology. The most recent research states that…
Continue reading Using technology to promote desistance in Northern Ireland: “Changing Lives” Mobile AppElectronic monitoring as an intermediate punitive territory
Best practices show that electronic monitoring (EM) can be an interesting tool, especially if used to serve…
Continue reading Electronic monitoring as an intermediate punitive territoryCriminal 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…
Continue reading Criminal justice is increasingly eager to embrace the technological revolutionThe children of prisoners: communication that heals relationships
Criminological paradigms, such as the “Social Bond Theory”, offer no doubt about the importance of social bonds…
Continue reading The children of prisoners: communication that heals relationshipsEIGEP European Interaction Guidelines for Education Professionals when working with Children in Juvenile Justice Contexts
EIGEP proposal focuses on reducing the disparities in the learning outcomes of the educational experience of a…
Continue reading EIGEP European Interaction Guidelines for Education Professionals when working with Children in Juvenile Justice ContextsPPROMPT Peer Pro-Social Modeling in Probation
Peer training is increasingly needed, especially for disadvantaged groups. The placement of offenders in peer-support roles is…
Continue reading PPROMPT Peer Pro-Social Modeling in ProbationDIACEN The Dialogue Center – Taking further prisoners’ education projects
This project is based on the idea that it’s possible to increase social reintegration of offenders through…
Continue reading DIACEN The Dialogue Center – Taking further prisoners’ education projectsECOPRIS Ecological Economics in Prison Work Administration
ECOPRIS promotes open and flexible learning, virtual mobility and other innovative learning methods, fostering the development of…
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