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Confederation of European Probation. PLENARY SESSIONS . WHAT WORKS or WHAT IS JUSTICE: PRISON AS LAST RESORT. CSM, NOT ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTION = UN CONVENTION ARE GUIDELINES INSTEAD OF OBSTACLES HOW TO TRANFER PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE?
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PLENARY SESSIONS • WHAT WORKS or WHAT IS JUSTICE: PRISON AS LAST RESORT. CSM, NOT ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON • EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTION = UN CONVENTION ARE GUIDELINES INSTEAD OF OBSTACLES • HOW TO TRANFER PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE? • TASKS OF CoE: STANDARDS, INSPECTION, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (MUTUAL LEARNING)
PLENARY SESSIONS • SPACE 2 (2012). DEALING WITH DIVERSITY • X= 176/100.000 • TOP 10= EAST AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES • DIFFERENCES AMONG PRISON AND PROBATION • + JUVENILES AND WOMEN • - ON FOREIGN NATIONALS • OVERCROWDING IN PROBATION: ENTRY = 190 // EXIT = 163 • LENGTH OF SENTENCES? • IMPACT OF REPORTS? FAR FROM CLIENTS?
PLENARY SESSIONS • WEST VS EAST: ROLE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LEVEL OF RISK, SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF OFFENDERS • CSM (NEED?, MISSION?, PLACE? TIME ? ECONOMY? GOALS? • HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: SUSPENSION WITHOUT SUPERVISION TO POST-MODERN CSM EXTENDED SUPERVISION • CSM ARE CHEAPER?, DECREASE RECIDIVISM? REPLACE IMPRISONMENT? • DESISTANCE --- TO FIND A NEW IDENTITY ---- FIGHTING AGAINST STIGMA
NEWS FROM THE FIELD • MOLDOVA • Probation is a priority for Justice Policy in the context of the Legal Reform • Goals: reduce overcrowding + modernization + gain public confidence • CROATIA • Young, benefit from the approach to the EU, cooperation with UK and Czech Republic, CoE Rules as a guide, 2013 reduction of offenders in prison. • New law: CSM as an alternative of short sentences • Floods + Post-Traumatic offenders
NEWS FROM THE FIELD • CZECH REPUBLIC • Justice may be understood as restorative • Offenders and Victims under the same roof • Council of Probation and Mediation • Manual on line at CEP • RUSSIA FEDERATION • Are there CSM? • Draft law on juveniles, the future baby?
NEWS FROM THE FIELD • ALBANIA • Very young (2009) and very active, a lot of efforts done • Which is the place for probation? • ROMANIA • Fascinating future: 33% of growing in capacity • The importance of Cooperation with other jurisdictions • SLOVENIA • Need for a unique Agency, but preserving what works: Rate of imprisonment: 67/100.000 (which is really very positive) • Important use of mediation in the whole system
NEWS FROM THE FIELD • LATVIA • Very advanced system, moving forward very fast • The importance of learning from best practices by transferring principles to local needs • Leadership role? • LITHUANIA • Huge advance in 10 years (assessment tools, Restorative Justice, Programs) • EM, since 1 of July 2012 // Future: Violence at home; risk assessment of Juvenile Reoffenders
NEWS FROM THE FIELD • THE NETHERLANDS • The risks of grandparents: not been open to learning from youngers • 31.5 million against 225 million in prison • Mix system: MoJ plus 3 Non-Profit organisations
NEWS FROM THE FIELD • UGANDA and SOUTH-KOREA • It was difficult to arrive, mutual understanding was easy: we are part of the same family • CSM is an opportunity for replacing prison as the unique punishment • The important role of volunteers for liaising with the whole community
THE FUTURE (1) • HEADLINES FROM CEP • PROBATION WORKS : IOAN DURNESCU, FERGUS MC. NEILL. Online at CEP, soon • EM CONFERENCE IN FRANKFURT. December 2014 • CRIMINAL JUSTICE SOCIAL WORK: Manual of 6 modules, Values, Skills, Knowledge. Online at CEP, soon
THE FUTURE (2) • CONTINUITY • The need exists. The question is how to organise it? • Special Interest Group + Recurrent Conferences? LATVIA 2016 • What we need? • Topics for discussion • Leadership • Partnership = Cooperation = Capacity building • Support • IT
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