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Introduction: The Corps of Prison and Court Guard is interested in the issue of protective treatment carried out in prison conditions and would like to find out what is the practice in foreign prison services. As regards the conditions in Slovakia, if, in addition to the prison sentence, the convict is ordered by the court to undergo protective treatment (psychiatric, substance abuse, sexological and treatment of pathological gambling), it is carried out in selected prison facilities in specialised units designated for this purpose, as soon as possible after his/her admission to the prison. We are interested in the practice implemented in your country, particularly with regard to the period during which the convict undergoes such treatment while serving his/her prison sentence.
Intervention treatment, in Spain and concerning prison setting, are not mandatory. The inmate Will always have freedom to choose or not to undergo treatment. One different thing is the situation related to alternative measures to prison, for which the Court orders to undergo certain treatments in order to avoid prison.
At what stage of the execution of the prison sentence is court-ordered protective treatment (in particular substance abuse or protective treatment for pathological gambling) implemented in prison?Court-ordered treatment is not really ordered at any stage of the execution of the prison sentence. Psychologists and treatment staff may recommend, persuade and suggest, but cannot order intervention.
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The protective treatment is not mandatory in the prison system. The prison administration is obliged to carry out educational, information and other preventive activities to encourage inmates to abstain from using tobacco products, alcohol and narcotic drugs or other psychoactive substances, and to provide the necessary conditions for inmates suffering from addiction diseases to receive treatment for these diseases. Interventions and treatment are provided to inmates on voluntary basis.
At what stage of the execution of the prison sentence is court-ordered protective treatment (in particular substance abuse or protective treatment for pathological gambling) implemented in prison?it is not carried out in prison
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At what stage of the execution of the prison sentence is court-ordered protective treatment (in particular substance abuse or protective treatment for pathological gambling) implemented in prison?B is the most appropriate
The long-term goal of the Swedish prison and probation service (SPPS) is that each client should be offered treatment based on level of risk of reoffending and criminological needs. The main purpose is to reduce recidivism. The interventions are be based on well-founded knowledge of what is effective and focus on the factors that are most important to reduce the risk of relapse. The best effect of treatment efforts is achieved when the treatment meets the principles of risk, need and responsivity (RNR). Compliance with the RNR principles is ensured by each client having an individual plan in which the risk and need has been assessed, documented and when the specific criminogenic needs of the client are addressed with appropriate interventions. In Sweden, it is not the court who orders the client in prison to undergo treatment. The client's individual plan governs which actions the client must undergo. If the client does not carry out the planned interventions, there is the possibility of postponing the conditional release. As an alternative to prison, the court can order the client to undergo treatment combined with supervision. The client is imposed an obligation to complete treatment as an alternative to prison. The treatment can be given by an external healthcare provider providing for example treatment for drug and alcohol abuse or gambling addiction. There is also the possibility of serving the final part of a prison sentence in a treatment home. The head of the institution make the decision after an inquiry at the institution. In case of mismanagement and revocation, the parole board deals with it.
At what stage of the execution of the prison sentence is court-ordered protective treatment (in particular substance abuse or protective treatment for pathological gambling) implemented in prison?(f) The implementation of treatment in Swedish prisons is directed by the client's individual plan, described above, and is therefore not decided by a court. The client's individual plan include an individual time plan for when the various interventions are to be carried out. Interventions can begin in prison and then continue under the supervision and after release.
1. The convicted person. Usually the convicted persons concent in treatments provided inside the prisons. 2. The prison The prison governor can order a convict to undergo protective treatment as a condition for a pre- release. This is not given if there is no concent from the convicted as well as a confirmation from the agency following up the treatment -usally health-services. 3. The court In case the convicted is unaccountable for punishment, he or she can be commited to psychiatric care according to the Criminal Act article 62 and 63. These persons do not go to prisons. For the orinary sentences with a fixed time set by the court, the treatment given or provided the inmates are orgaized by the prisons in colse collaborations with the ordinary services and agencies in the society ( import-modell). The courts can order treatments in a variety of cases usually as conditions to other punishments- suspended imprisonmnets, youth punishments, drug-court programs, community sanctions. Many of these decitions are taken as a alternative to the traditional prison sentences. Breaches of the conditions set by the court is usually followed up by the probations office as part of the correctional service.
At what stage of the execution of the prison sentence is court-ordered protective treatment (in particular substance abuse or protective treatment for pathological gambling) implemented in prison?Court ordered protective treatmens are not carried out in prisons. The treatment programs provided to the convicted individuals are alway dependent on concent from the inmate. These treaments are often given in a collaboration with the ordinary agencies from society like healthservice or a drugagency in the community. In that way the program can easily be continued after release from prison.
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We presume the questions concern convicts and not the mentally ill in prison. The answers given below regard convicts. Compulsory treatments or counselling do not exist in the Belgian Prison Service. Treatments/counselling can never be imposed without the agreement of the convict. Treatments for pathologies that are part of the criminogenic factors or that have a strong risk-increasing effect are not imposed by the court upon conviction. Although it does occur that the court states that treatment for a certain problem is advised, this is not part of the sentencing and therefore not compulsory during detention. During detention, the psychosocial department examines whether treatment or counselling is necessary or advised. They include their advice in their report to the prison governors, the central department for detention management (in charge of certain decisions regarding (temporarily) prison leave) and the prison courts/criminal justice courts. In the case of sex offenders, radicalized convicts and those convicted of terrorist offences, advice on the desirability/necessity of treatment is mandatory. The prison courts/criminal justice courts may include a form of counselling, treatment or therapy as a condition to be granted a form of (temporarily) prison leave or release. Treatments/counselling can be started during detention but waiting lists are often long. In the majority of cases, counselling takes place outside prison, thus in the community. Inmates participate on the basis of a granted release or penitentiary leave. It can also be part of a daily program to be followed during electronic monitoring. Counselling or treatment may also be imposed upon conditional release and is then monitored by the judicial assistant during the probationary period.
At what stage of the execution of the prison sentence is court-ordered protective treatment (in particular substance abuse or protective treatment for pathological gambling) implemented in prison?As court-ordered compulsory treatments do not exist within the Belgian Prison Service, we cannot answer this question. More generally speaking, inmates can start certain treatments and/or counselling during detention. For substance dependency problems, this is possible in the drug-free sections of some prisons or through therapeutic initiatives organised by the department of Public Health within several prisons. Otherwise, treatment/counselling that is part of the conditions for (temporarily) prison leave/release modalities is carried out in the community.
We presume the questions concern convicts and not the mentally ill in prison. The answers given below regard convicts. Compulsory treatments or counselling do not exist in the Belgian Prison Service. Treatments/counselling can never be imposed without the agreement of the convict. Treatments for pathologies that are part of the criminogenic factors or that have a strong risk-increasing effect are not imposed by the court upon conviction. Although it does occur that the court states that treatment for a certain problem is advised, this is not part of the sentencing and therefore not compulsory during detention. During detention, the psychosocial department examines whether treatment or counselling is necessary or advised. They include their advice in their report to the prison governors, the central department for detention management (in charge of certain decisions regarding (temporarily) prison leave) and the prison courts/criminal justice courts. In the case of sex offenders, radicalized convicts and those convicted of terrorist offences, advice on the desirability/necessity of treatment is mandatory. The prison courts/criminal justice courts may include a form of counselling, treatment or therapy as a condition to be granted a form of (temporarily) prison leave or release. Treatments/counselling can be started during detention but waiting lists are often long. In the majority of cases, counselling takes place outside prison, thus in the community. Inmates participate on the basis of a granted release or penitentiary leave. It can also be part of a daily program to be followed during electronic monitoring. Counselling or treatment may also be imposed upon conditional release and is then monitored by the judicial assistant during the probationary period.
At what stage of the execution of the prison sentence is court-ordered protective treatment (in particular substance abuse or protective treatment for pathological gambling) implemented in prison?As court-ordered compulsory treatments do not exist within the Belgian Prison Service, we cannot answer this question. More generally speaking, inmates can start certain treatments and/or counselling during detention. For substance dependency problems, this is possible in the drug-free sections of some prisons or through therapeutic initiatives organised by the department of Public Health within several prisons. Otherwise, treatment/counselling that is part of the conditions for (temporarily) prison leave/release modalities is carried out in the community.
Mandatory protective treatment is primarly ordered by court. It can be ordered as a preventive measure, if the convict is sentenced to prison for max. 2 years and he/she is addicted to e.g. alcohol or drugs. The crime has to be committed in connection with the addicton or in the state of full intoxication and the protective treatment must not be taken for futile. There are several other preventive measures in Austria, for instance if someone committed a crime and is declared mentally ill and dangerous by a psychiatrist. The protective treatment is carried out in special prison facilities or specialized departments of prisons. Apart from that, court can order additional protective treatment (not only in case of alcohol/drug abuse, but also after sexual/violent offenses, etc.) in connection with a conditional release in the form of a directive to undergo protective treatment.
At what stage of the execution of the prison sentence is court-ordered protective treatment (in particular substance abuse or protective treatment for pathological gambling) implemented in prison?b. The preventive measures mentioned above have to carried out before the actual prison sentence (and have to counted as punishment time).