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CIRA Critical Incidents Readiness Assessment
What is CIRA? CIRA is an organisational risk assessment tool that aims to raise awareness about risks…
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Human dignity and privacy: Ensuring compliance with the Nelson Mandela Rules during body searches
Nelson Mandela once said, “No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A…
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Better technology in Public-Private Partnerships allow cost-savings for government
Public-private partnerships in the operation of prisons have existed since long time ago, although the extent of…
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Inmate’s family and community contacts: beyond the rehabilitation speech, there is a real need for action…
In the developed and modern 21st century, the punishment, retribution, security, rehabilitation and restorative dimensions of the…
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Preparing persons in custody for a life without crime
// Interview: Woo Ying-ming Commissioner of Correctional Services, Hong Kong JT: Although the prison population rate…
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The Polish prison modernisation programme as a turning point
// Interview: General Jacek Kitliński Director General of the Prison Service, Poland JT: Could you please…
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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…
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GPS 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”…
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Digital transformation within the probation sector
On 16 May 2019, the MoJ announced the end of Transforming Rehabilitation, with all offender management now…
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Radicalisation, 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,…
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Comprehensive efforts to reduce overcrowding, implement technology and counter extremism
// Interview: Brigadier Ayman Turki AL Awaisheh Director General of Correctional and Rehabilitation Centres, Jordan JT:…
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Improving 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…
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X-Ray scanning in prisons: ensuring safety and effectiveness
With drugs entering our prison systems on a regular basis, we need to address the “elephant in…
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VR for drug rehabilitation
Developing and Using Virtual Reality Technology for the Rehabilitation of Drug Users in the Probation Service …
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Communication in prisons: integral solutions to tackle complex challenges
Scientific research on the role of communication between those who are deprived of their liberty and the…
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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…
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Electronic monitoring: does “home confinement” necessarily mean “RF”?
When the use of electronic offender monitoring systems started in the 80s, the only available technology was…
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The role of technology in correctional transformation
The Cart Before the Horse: this would be an apt analogy for some organisations’ approach to digital…
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The case of El Salvador’s prison information system
Context In June 2009, the new government authorities of El Salvador and the General Directorate of Correctional…
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The use of artificial intelligence in the Mexican justice system
Context Artificial intelligence (AI) consists of the ability of machines or computers to emulate human thinking and…
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Embracing mobility improves efficiency for community corrections officers
Context With the recent passing of the First Step Act, in the United States, a bipartisan bill…
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Offline technology for prison education
Context Almost everyone in the United States uses a computer, smartphone or another form of technology, daily,…
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A win-win for contraband detection
It wasn’t too long ago that if a Prison Officer suspected a person of carrying contraband into…
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Digital criminal justice: how technology brings security and speed to the Brazilian system
Context Criminal justice in Brazil faces many challenges, as crime is growing and the prisons are packed.…
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Taking electronic monitoring to the next level
Electronic Monitoring (EM) in the criminal justice sector has experienced a tremendous growth over the last decade…
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Using 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…
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New experimental lab of penitentiary forensics in Italy
Context & Problem Research shows that while the number of crimes has declined, the number of prisoners…
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Using advanced virtual reality technology for treating drug addiction in prison and probation settings
According to the Council of Europe’s SPACE II latest report (Aebi & Chopin, 2018), there are around…
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Unilink is empowering prisoners and helping rehabilitation through employment
The annual cost of reoffending paid by British society is estimated at around £15B. Ex-offenders with no…
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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…
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Cell phones in the hands of prisoners: if the problem lies in technology, so does the solution
The use of mobile phones is commonly known to be motivated by the human need to communicate.…
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Singapore Prison Service towards total digitisation
// Short interview: Loh Teck En Director of the Transformation and Technology Division, Singapore Prison Service JT:…
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The power of communication behind bars
The Email a Prisoner (EMAP) service has made a huge difference to our prisoners and in their…
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Corrections and Digital Technology: An introduction to data analytics and predictive capabilities
Introduction – Moving the dial The mission of corrections is a constant. However, the environment is which…
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When prison services become real systems: A giant leap from disconnection to Connexall
How often do prison services really work as systems? The physical distance between facilities, the number of…
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Electronic monitoring as an intermediate punitive territory
Best practices show that electronic monitoring (EM) can be an interesting tool, especially if used to serve…
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Empowering prisoners through technology
“The contrast between a prison with and without kiosks is like night and day.” (Prisoner S.M., HMP…
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Collaborating across boundaries: unifying the correctional community in innovating technology solutions
The one constant of technology is that it is always evolving. While this constant evolution has the…
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Technological solutions for corrections: develop or purchase?
This is quite a dilemma for many correctional agencies: once decided that something needs to happen to…
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