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This document is archival in nature and is intended Le présent document a une valeur archivistique et for those who wish to consult archival documents fait partie des documents d’archives rendus made available from the collection of Public Safety disponibles par Sécurité publique Canada à ceux Canada. qui souhaitent consulter ces documents issus de sa collection. Some of these documents are available in only one official language. Translation, to be provided Certains de ces documents ne sont disponibles by Public Safety Canada, is available upon que dans une langue officielle. Sécurité publique request. Canada fournira une traduction sur demande. THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR CRIMINAL LAW REFORM AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY Second International Symposium on fv ie:Qzt 3 15'11 V19tt. SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE FUTURE OF CORRECTIONS Copyright of this document does not belong to thi Crown. Proper authorization must be obtained from the a thor for * * * * * any intended use Les droits d'auteur du présent document n'appart rinent pas à l'État. Toute utilisation du contenu du prése Organized by document doit être approuvée préalablement par auteur, The International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy in co-operation with and with the financial support of The Correctional Service of Canada hosted by with the financial assistance of THE PRISON SERVICE THE NATIONAL PRISON AND MINISTRY OF JUSTICE POLAND PROBATION ADMINISTRATION OF SWEDEN at Popowo, Poland LIBRARY October 4-8, 1993 SCLICLTOR etWERAL CANADA Ae44AAYI 31 1995 REPORT RaLIOTHkkk SOLLICITEUR GENERAL CANADA OTTAWA (CIVARIOt oP8 The International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy at The University of British Columbia 1822 East Mall Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1Z1 Tel: (604) 822-9875 Fax: (604) 822-9317 THIS REPORT IS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY A copy of this report may be obtained electronically on the Internet by means of GOPHER or World Wide Web (WWW). Gopher: Gopher.ubc.ca port 70 WWW: http://view.ubc.ca /Academic Units and Information/International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy If you do not have access via GOPHER or WWW, please send an e-mail request to: [email protected] For further infomation about the Centre's Corrections program or other programs in international criminal law reform and criminal justice policy, please contact: International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy at The University of British Columbia 1822 East Mall Vancouver, B.C, Canada V6T 1A1 Tel: (604) 822-9875 Fax: (604) 822-9317 Copyright ° 1994, by The International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy Permission is given by the International Centre to reproduce this report as long as this credit is included. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 OVERVIEW 3 TOWARDS EXCELLENCE IN CORRECTIONS - The Strategic Framework 8 THE ROLE AND VALUES OF CORRECTIONS 10 JUSTICE AS THE CORE VALUE 11 CONCLUSION 17 OPENING SESSION 18 THE ROLE OF CORRECTIONS 18 "Towards Excellence in Corrections "—a Plan we Share A DIGEST OF PAPERS PRESENTED AND SUBMITTED 21 JUSTICE AS THE CORE VALUE 21 Value 1: As a component of the criminal justice system, we believe that we must abide by principles of justice as expressed in our belief in: Human Rights: Does Corrections have a Future? Human Rights in Polish Prisons UN Standards and the Need for a Strategic Framework The Protection of Human Rights and the Hungarian Prison Administration Current Initiatives in Russian Prison Administration The Experience and Perspectives of Canada 's Indigenous Peoples The Transformation of the Polish Prison System THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS 27 Value 2: Fundamental to an effective corrections and justice system is a firm commitment to the belief that offenders are responsible for their own behaviour and have the potential to live as law-abiding citizens. What Works in Correctional Programming Religious, Spiritual and Cultural Programs A Special Program for Drug Abusers Value 3: We believe that the majority of offenders can be dealt with safely by effective community correctional programs and that imprisonment should be used with restraint. 31 Just and Reasonable Punishment Normalization of Prison Regimes Normalization in Prison Operations and Design Value 4: We believe that decisions about offenders, in the interest of public protection, must be based on informed risk assessment and risk management. 33 Risk Assessment and Management A COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE 34 Value 5: We believe that effective corrections is dependent on working closely and in cooperation with our criminal justice partners and with society as a whole in order to contribute to a more just, humane and safe society. Private Sector Involvement in the Prison Service of England and Wales The Development of Private Sector Contracting for the Management of New Zealand Prisons Correctional Partnerships at the Federal Level in the United States CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL 37 Value 6: We believe that staff are our most important resource and are essential to an effective correctional system. Corrections as a Profession Training and Management in Correctional Systems Recruitment, Selection and Training in Denmark COMMUNITY RELATIONS 39 Value 7: We believe the public has a right to lcnow what we do and an obligation to participate in the criminal justice system. Who are the Customers of Corrections? Public Participation Putting a face on corrections The Media THE FUTURE 43 Value 8: It is our conviction that the degree to which we are capable of adopting a , future-oriented approach and responding to change will determine the excellence of corrections. Quality Service and AccountabilityMechanisms in U.S. Federal Corrections Excellence in Corrections: Practice Standards Crime Prevention DIGEST OF THE NATIONAL REPORTS 46 ALBANIA 46 BELARUS 47 BULGARIA 47 CZECH REPUBLIC 49 ESTONIA 49 HUNGARY 50 LAT VIA 50 MOLVIA 51 POLAND 52 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 52 UKRAINE 53 CONCLUSION 54 APPENDICES Appendix A: Recommendations for Changes to the Strategic Framework Appendix B: List of Symposium Participants SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE FUTURE OF CORRECTIONS Popowo, Poland, 4-8 October 1993 INTRODUCTION The Second International Symposium on the Future of Corrections was held at the Popowo Conference Centre near Warsaw, Poland 4-8 October 1993. Participants included corrections practitioners, representatives from non-governmental organizations and academics drawn from 29 nations. Half the delegates were from Central and Eastern Europe, the others came from Western Europe, Canada, the United States, Costa Rica, South Africa, and Australia. The symposium was organized by the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, which is associated with the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, and the Prison Service of Poland. It was sponsored by the Correctional Service of Canada, and co-chaired by John Edwards, Commissioner of Corrections for Canada, and Pawel Moczydlowslci, Director General, Ministry of Justice of Poland. Financial assistance was also provided by the National Prison and Probation Administration of Sweden. This second symposium followed from an earlier one in Ottawa, Canada in June 1991 by the Society for the Reform of Criminal Law and the Correctional Service of Canada. At the first symposium, a broad range of issues was discussed, and consensus reached on a number of them. It was agreed that an editorial committee would be convened by the Correctional Service of Canada to draft a "strategic framework document" that would serve as a guide for corrections practitioners in various countries the future. It was further agreed to hold a subsequent meeting in two years to test its applicability to the circumstances to other jurisdictions not represented at the first symposium. That strategic framework document, which was originally titled "Towards Excellence in Corrections, (and is reproduced below, pp. 8-16), " sets out a mission for corrections generally and outlines a number of fundamental values and principles that should inform any programs undertaken to realize that mission. The strategic framework is not only intended to guide the development of corrections policy in individual jurisdictions but also to provide a basis for technical cooperation among jurisdictions. One of the advantages of the strategic framework is that it is expressed in the form of values and principles, and thus addresses attitudes and approaches (as opposed to programs and hardware). Accordingly, initial steps towards its implementation can often be taken without great expense. 2 The strategic framework incorporates and advances a number of principles that are congruent with themes that have been
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