Social Rehabilitation of Offenders

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Social Rehabilitation of Offenders
Avo Üprus Baltic Crime Prevention
Institute Estonia
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Centre of Social Rehabilitation (CSR)?

• Vision healthy and secure moral society.
• Mission development of civil society through
  increase of security in the society
• Moral and social healing of the society based on
  Christian ethics
• Actions development of special social work
  implementation of social rehabilitation crime
  prevention through special programmes for high-
  risk persons.

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Institutions of CSR

• Shelter/rehabilitation centre for released
  prisoners in Tallinn
• Shelter for released prisoners in East Estonia.
• Accommodation and counselling for homeless people
  in West Estonia.
• Accommodation and counselling for homeless people
  in Saaremaa.

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Baltic Institute for Crime Prevention and Social
Rehabilitation
Goal Spiritual and moral healing of the society
through development and implementation of
restorative justice and social crime
prevention. Restorative approach is a way of
thinking leading to multifaceted practice of
lawmaking and occupational programmes and
projects, what effectuates the healing of
affected people, the cleaning and animating of
environments and relationships essential to the
social way of being. Restorative justice has its
roots in restorative approach to impaired human
relationships and to peace and order in the
society.
Baltic Institute for Crime Prevention and Social
Rehabilitation
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Conflict
Baltic Institute for Crime Prevention and Social
Rehabilitation
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Definition

• Rehabilitation the process, programmes and
  support systems used to restore someone to a more
  healthy and useful place in society and life.
• Handbook of Restorative Justice (Willan
  Publishing, 2007, p 635)?

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Mission impossible
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Estonia 2008 at a glance

• Population 1,25 million
• Territory 45,1 thousand km2
• Registered crimes 50, 977
• Convicted persons 11574
• Prisons 5
• Prisoners 3 656 (272 per 100 000)?
• 2029 released persons (incl. 807 under probation)?

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Restructuring aftercare measures
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Vision of the Ministry of Justice

• Social worker/chaplain of the respective prison
  draws up a release plan for the detainee
  including all necessary services, which is to be
  forwarded to the social worker/chaplain of the
  local municipality before the detainee is
  released. The social worker/chaplain of the local
  municipality pays a visit to the detainee at the
  prison.
• The detainee has to visit his/her support person
  at the counselling centre during a short visit
  before the release.
• After being released the detainee appeals to the
  regional counselling centre, where he or she will
  be counselled by the professionals (including by
  probation supervisors).
• Detainee receives respective services.

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Our vision

• To increase of rehabilitation programmes in
  prisons.
• To focus programmes according to crises and
  needs.
• Accommodation for at least 200 persons in 6
  rehabilitation centres ( 1,5 million EUR).
• Network of support persons (community
  chaplaincy).
• To continue with programmes of effective and
  humane treatment , to support the re-entry into
  community.

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Treatment during the time of imprisonment

• Meaningful activities
• Preparation for the release
• Respect /respectful treatment ...

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Meaningful activities

• promoting education,
• developing emotional intelligence,
• teaching skills,
• reducing disinclination for thinking,
• reckoning emotions,
• expanding values,
• and guaranteeing employment.

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Preparation for the released

• motivation for crime-free lifestyle.
• motivational interviewing and prosocial modelling
  as a way for learning.
• practical help and information.
• breaking exclusion, building trust and inclusion.

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Respect

• Respect or respectful treatment is a human right.
  Guaranteeing this right is the obligation of the
  prison administration. This approach is possible
  and there should be courses provided for the
  prison officials on this issue.
• Dignity is a cornerstone for rehabilitation. By
  restoring the dignity we build a humane society
  of human beings.

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Thank You!
Baltic Institute for Crime Prevention Estonia,
Tallinn www.crimeless.eu 372 50 20
857 Avo.uprus_at_crimeless.eu