Developments in Lithuania

1. Developments in Lithuania RegimantasMikaliūnas 2014-06-05

2. The Prison Department – is the institution under the Ministry of Justice. The mission is a systematic supervision of the Probation Service and the control of penitentiary institutions.

3. The aims of the Prison Department is to participate in the process of the sentence administration and the formation of the policy of the probation, in order to coordinate and control the appropriate and equal sentence administration (except for fines), such as punitive measures (except for the attainder and the deposits for the fund for the aggrieved against crime), educational measures (except for the handover to a special educational institution), and the detention measure, i.e. arrest in the institutions under the Prison Department, without prejudice to personal liberty.

4. The Advantages • The Prison Department administers an equal methodical regulation. • Cooperation • More natural and non-formal communication and the division of experience between penitentiary institutions. • The equal methodology ofthe risk evaluation of re-offending (OASY). • Probation officers participate in Conditional release committees. • The move of the officers is simpler and the opportunity of the career is warrant.

5. The Scheme of the Probation System in Lithuania

6. The Status of the Officers State officers work in the Probation Service in Lithuania. The status provides them not only some privileges but duties as well. The officers at work use authoritative commissions on the persons who are not subordinate: • test alcohol (use alcohol testers) or drug intoxication (use urine tests); • can impose an electronic monitoring for a particular period of time when a clientis forbidden to leave his/her home (according to client‘s personal characteristics and other circumstances);

7. The Probation Statement (July 1, 2012) created more functions for the officers and assumptions for more qualitative work. The Probation is based on these principles: • the balance of the re-socialisation of the client under probationsupervisionand the security of the society; • the individualisation of the probation measures; • respect to personal liberty, minimal intervention and proportion; • cooperation, the stimulation to become volunteers. The activities - social consultations,law consultations;sessions “Work search and self-presentation for an employer”, sessions “Financial management”,individual cases. participation in the events organised by the Probation Service; • therealisation of restorative justice;

8. The Forms of Re-socialization • the administration of the measures including the reduction of risk and the elimination of criminal factors; • individual and group work withthe client under supervision in order to motivate and stimulate his/her abilities to live without committing crime and the client’s social integration; • the meeting of the client‘s spiritual and social demands; • social help to solve the client‘s personal and social problems;

9. The Forms of Re-socialization • the development of social abilities; • the realisation of the programs on the correction of behaviour; • individual and group psychotherapy; • psychological help; • the realisation of restorative measures in order to reconcile the victim and the client under probation supervision and compensate the interest.

10. The Measures Used by the Probation Service • The program on the correction of behaviour (Behaviour - Dialogue - Change)(56 officers were instructed) in 2013, 1680 people participated in the program, 1589 (71,3%) of them participated till the end of the program. „One to one“ (11 officers were instructed), 102 people participated in the program, 65 (63,7%) of them participated till the end of the program. Equip (for juveniles) (14 officers were instructed) 92 people participated in the program, 73 (79, 3%) of them participated till the end of the program. The ones who participated in „One to one“ and Equip committed no criminal work afterwards.

11. The Measures Used by the Probation Service • The measures of electronic monitoring; • The equal methodology of the risk evaluation of re-offending (OASY)

12. The Measures are being Implanted or is Planned to be Implanted: • the methodology of the risk evaluation of juvenile reoffending; • the program of intervention for violence at home;

13. Sentences and OtherPunitiveMeasures • Community service up to 240 hrs for criminal offence and up to 480 hrs for a crime committed; • Restriction of freedom for the period from 3 months to 2 years; • Suspension of sentence for the period up to 3 years with imposed obligations; • Conditional release; • Conditional release with application of electronic monitoring (intense supervision); • Punitive measures (to participate in the programs on the correction of behaviour, 20-100 hrs unpaid work, compensate the interest etc.) • Educational measures are administered for juveniles (to stay at home at a particular time, study, to work 20-100hrs unpaid work, to have a treatment etc.)

14. Obligations for the Clients under Probation Supervision • To work, study or register in the jobcentre; • To compensate the interest; • Work up to 20-100 unpaid work; • Do not socialize with particular people or groups of people; • Not to use drugs; • Not to visit particular places; • To undergo a treatment course for drugs;

15. Obligations for the Clients under Probation Supervision • To participate in the programs on the correction of violent or problematic behaviour; • To stay at home at a particular time; • Not to visit particular places and not to socialize with particular people; • Not to leave the territory of residence (town, district) without the permission of the probation institution.

16. The Number of the Clients under Probation Service and in the Penitentiary Institutions Penitentiary Institutions (2013) 18007 clients Probation Service (2013) 21622 clients

17. Expense Penitentiary Institutions (2013) 46 289 855 euros 1 client per day – 13,82 euro Probation Service (2013) • 3 275 362 euros • 1 client per day – 1,03 euro

18. Staff • 3793 staff work in the system of punishment administration. • 255 staff works in the probation service: ~ 37 administration staff; ~ 6 psychologists; ~ others - 12 the probation officers who work with the clients under the probation supervision; • Higher non-university education, preferably on social sciences, is mandatory for the probation officers.

19. The Data Analysis on the Probation Service Staff Fulfilled by The Prison Department in 2013 • 71% of staff are women and 29% - men in the probation service; • The experience in the Probation service: • 17 % up to 3 years; • 45% from3 up to 10 years; • 24% from 10 up to 15 years; • 14% more than 15 years (according to the information, one can notice that 45% and 38% of the officers are experienced and very experienced officers)

20. Staff Distribution According to Education • Higher university education: 76% of the officers in social sciences, 2,5% - humane studies, 11% - others; • Higher non-university education: 9% of the officers in social sciences, 0% - humane studies, 1,5 % - others.

21. Caseload per 1 Probation Officer • One probation officer supervises about 43, 3 clients under probation supervision. • This number depends on the territory or other circumstances and may rise up to 50-80 clients under probation supervision.

22. Officer‘s Functions • Makes the conclusions on the social research; • Assesses the risk of repeating criminality; • Plans the supervision and realizes it; • Meets the clients in the probation office or at their homes (In 2013 the probation officers visited the clients under probation supervision in their homes for 34007 times) • Communicates with the client‘s family members, relatives, victims; • Motivates the client for positive social changes and supports the client‘s motivation;

23. Officer‘s Functions • Meets and contacts social partners; • Applies to the court; • Supervises the fulfilment of court obligations; • Controls the use of alcohol and drugs; • Administers the programs on the correction of behaviour; • Reports statistic and other activities; • Makes the conclusions of the social research on the potential use of Intense Supervision; • Participates in the committee of conditional release.

25. The Number of the Clients under the Probation Supervision in 2011-2013 (according to sex)

26. The Number of the Clients under Probation Supervision who have Completed the Programs on the Correction of Behaviour The target index in 2013 – 50 % of the clients under probation supervision who completed the programs on the correction of behaviour. The index obtained – 71, 4 % of the clients under probation supervision who completed the programs on the correction of behaviour (the target index is obtained) In 2013, 2227 former clients under the probation supervision participated in the programs on the correction of behaviour (the target index is obtained) (in 2012 – 1920), even 1680 of them participated in the programs on the correction of violent behaviour. The number of these clients increased 14 %.

27. Conditional Release with Application of Electronic Monitoring (Intense Supervision) In 2013, intense supervision was imposed on 83 persons. It was extended for 10 persons. Intense Supervision has been imposed on 107 persons since July 1, 2013 (The Probation Law) Electronic monitoring has been imposed on 34 persons to control the prohibition to leave home at a particular time (exceptions for work and study)

28. The Number of Persons who Avoid to Serve the Sentence • In 2012, 974 clients(11,3%) under probation supervision who avoid to serve the sentence. • In 2013, 1146 clients(12,7%) under probation supervision who avoid to serve the sentence.

29. The Number of the Clients under Probation Supervision who Work or Study In 2013 3320 (37,1%) of the clients under Probation Supervision worked and 1163 (13%) of them studied, 2713 (30,3%) participated in the programs organized by jobcentres. The index obtained- 50 % (target index 48%).

30. The Number of the Juveniles under Probation Supervision who Study In 2013, target index – 90 % of the juveniles under probation supervision who study. The index obtained – 93,6 % of the juveniles under probation supervision who study (the target index is obtained).

31. The Compensation of the Interest In 2013, the clients under probation service compensated the interest of 925219 euros. The target index in 2013 – 56% of the client sunder probation supervision compensated the interest. The index obtained – 61,6 % of the client sunder probation supervision compensated the interest. (the target index is obtained)