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Ministry of Justice and the Police Dept. of Corrections

Norway’s “Reintegration Guarantee”. Barcelona, DOMICE-seminar 29.9.2011. Gerhard Ploeg, senior adviser. Ministry of Justice and the Police Dept. of Corrections. Norway: some relevant characteristics. Bizarre geography: N–S: 2,500 km E–W: between 700 and 6 km. Low population density:

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Ministry of Justice and the Police Dept. of Corrections

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  1. Norway’s “Reintegration Guarantee” Barcelona, DOMICE-seminar 29.9.2011 Gerhard Ploeg, senior adviser Ministry of Justice and the Police Dept. of Corrections

  2. Norway: some relevant characteristics Bizarre geography: N–S: 2,500 km E–W: between 700 and 6 km • Low population density: • 4,9 million - 14 per km2 • In 430 municipalities • High income: • per capita GDP $ 57,500 • 2 % unemployed • Welfare-based: • Roughly 1 million publicly employed (= ca. 30 %)

  3. Sanctions 3

  4. Organisation Central level Six regional offices 50 prisons and 17 probation main offices Oslo: 392 Mosjøen: 12 Average: ca. 70

  5. Staff training Extensive discretionary powers • Prison officers: two-year education for • Social sciences and law • Ethics and human rights • Post-training courses • Salary during education • Probation workers: academic level

  6. White Paper on Corrections ”Punishment that works” (September 2008) Outline for penal policy for a period of 5 – 10 years

  7. Principle of normality = no stricter than necessary The punishment is the deprivation of liberty Security: enough is enough A life as normal as possible

  8. Import model • Medical, educational, employment, clerical and library services are provided from outside • Continuity • Involvement • Budget

  9. Inmate’s living conditions Addiction Low education Unemployment Homeless Below povertyline 60 % 40 % 80 % 65 % 40 % Source: FAFO, 2004

  10. Reintegration guarantee • A place to live • Some form of income • Identity papers • If relevant an offer of: • Education • Employment • Health services • Addiction treatment • Debt counselling The whole government!

  11. ”Guarantee” Political guarantee No new legal rights Exercising the rights of every citizen It requires the co-operation of the offender Four myths around the guarantee

  12. No! The Government owns it Myth #1 The Ministry of Justice “owns” the Reintegration Guarantee

  13. No! The Municipalities own the offenders coming from a community – going to a community Myth #2 The Correctional Services “own” the offenders

  14. No! All you need is Coordination Attention Goodwill Money Myth #3 “The Others” are to blame!

  15. No! The guarantee applies to all forms of sentence - Probation role is central Myth #4 The Probation service has no role in the reintegration guarantee

  16. Key Figure The Reintegration Coordinator (25 ultimate case managers) What type of competence? Which location? What about current functions? - Social consultants? - Contact officers? - Job centre-supervisors? - Work operation staff?

  17. Predictability • For offenders • For correctional services • For case-managers • For service providers • For social network

  18. Recidivism • All prisoners released and all community sentences started in 2005 • Follow-up period of two years • Recidivism = new conviction to prison or community sentence % Source: ”Retur”, Nordic Research Group, 2010

  19. The right direction??

  20. Thank you for your attention! gerhard.ploeg@jd.dep.no tel. +47 99 246 276 www.kriminalomsorgen.no www.cepprobation.org www.euro-vista.org Follow me on Twitter: @gerhardploeg

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