Transcript Reorganising the reintegration of prisoners into society

2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work
and Social Development: The Agenda
10th – 14th June, 2010
Hong Kong, China
Reorganising the reintegration of
prisoners into society: lessons from
a research-driven practise
development project (2DA0011)
Claude Haas
Senior lecturer, UR INSIDE
University of Luxemburg
Givenich Penitentiary Center (CPG)
Semi-open prison
Maximum capacity of 104 inmates (individual
cells)
Population composed of male adult offenders
No specific admission criteria concerning length
of sentence, types and gravity of crimes
committed
Services comprise several workshops, a psychosocial department, an educational department
The EQUAL-RESET project
• RESET stands for “Réinsertion Economique et
Sociale par l’Education et le Travail” (Economic and
social reintegration of prisoners through education
and work)
• Main project focus: Achievement of the
recommendations made by the European Council
concerning penitentiary work (R (75) 25) and prison
education (R (89) 12).
• 6 core partners: Givenich Penitentiary Center,
Ministry of Education, National Agency of
Employment, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of
Agriculture, Chamber of Trades, University of
Luxemburg
Main project phases
• Project development and submission (20042005)
• Need assessment and literature revue (20052006)
• Concept redesign and programme development
(2006-2008)
• Concept and programme implementation (20072009)
• Troubleshooting evaluation and concept
readjustment (2008-2009)
Need assessment
Interviews were conducted with both prisoners
(52/77) and staff (23/46).
– Interview-questionnaire with prisoners focused on
family and social background, educational background,
working experience, health conditions as well as
perceived problems of reintegration, expectations and
suggestions regarding services provided by the prison
– Interviews with staff concerned problems encountered
by prisoners regarding their reintegration into society,
professional activities, participation in decision making
processes, needs and expectations of the staff
regarding their mission/role, expectations and
suggestions towards EQUAL-RESET project
Collected data revealed the existence of a heterogeneous
population regarding…
• type and gravity of committed crime (drug traffic, robbery,
sexual violence etc.)
• sentence length (from several weeks to several years)
and multiple needs in multiple domains like…
• education → average educational level situated around
10 years (with no diploma)
• work → instability of working biography with an average
number of employers situated around 10
• health → high proportion of drug addiction problems
(1/2) and mental health problems (1/3)
A prison population with clear expectations
towards prison administration and staff…
• Individualisation and continuity of support
• Acceleration of administrative procedures
• Better communication and cooperation between
services and staff
• Transparency of decision making processes
• Valorisation of efforts and autonomy
Expectations which were widely shared by the
staff…
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Develop a common conceptual framework
Better coherence in the organisation of activities
Rethink organisation and collaboration between services
Clarify the functions/roles of the different categories of
professionals
Accelerate administrative procedures
Adapt reintegration activities to length of sentence
Facilitate access to a larger variety of programme
activities
Establish sustainable cooperation networks with the
outside concerning work, housing etc.
Conceptual framework: theorical background
• Continuity of accompaniment/care (Partridge,
Kemshell...)
• Engagement theory (Beauvois, Joule...)
• Motivational interviewing (Miller, Rollnick...)
• Need (Andrews, Bonta...) and strenght based
approach (Ward...)
Conceptual framework: structural components
End-to-end case
management
Life skills
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5 programmes
Employability Education and Psychoand work
training
criminological
treatment
Health and drug
abuse
Case management principles
• Need, resources and demand centred
assessment
• Personalisation of accompaniment
• Transparency of decision making processes
• Continuous assessment of goal achievement
 Coproduction and participation of prisoners
Programmes constructed around 3 axis
• Axis 1: Free access to all prisoners (sport,
pedagogical activities…)
• Axis 2: Access reserved in priority to certain
groups of prisoners (with no work experience, a
very low level of education…)
• Axis 3: Not directly aimed at prison population,
but at cooperation and networking with
companies and institutions outside prison in
order to facilitate access (employers,
educational institutions, social services…)
Re-assessment et ajustement du projet d’insertion
Entretien de transfert
Assessment
multidimensionnel et
multiprofessionnel des
ressources et besoins
Admission
Présentation services
et programmes
Case manager :
- Présentation du
dispositif
- Screening psychopathologique
- Screening psychocriminologique
Synthèse de
l’assessment et
élaboration de projet
Contractualisation
Situation sociale
Programmes
d’accompagnement
PEE
Case manager :
- Projet d’insertion
- Plan de traitement
pénologique
Employabilité
Compétences de vie
PEF
Convention
d’accompagnement
PCV
Compétences scolaires
PPC
Situation psychocriminologique
(CM)
En cas
d’indication
Exécution de la peine
Partenaires externes :
SCAS,…
Situation
toxicomaniaque
Case manager
Agent de probation
Some lessons learned from 4 years of
experimentation
• End-to-end case management as a condition to prevent
fragmentation of service delivery, stimulate and enhance
motivation as well as consolidate learning
• Networking with organisations outside prison to create
new opportunities, reduce stigmatisation and facilitate
transition
• Qualification of staff and process documentation as a
condition to ensure program integrity
• Transparency and participation as a means of
confidence building and programme participation