Scandinavian Acceptionalism? Developments in Community Sanctions in Norway

Ploeg, Gerhard

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“…Persson and Svensson (2011) have discussed how, in Sweden, this social work background shapes organisational culture within probation, particularly through professional discretion. This would appear to apply in Norway as well, with both Ploeg (2017) and the informants in this study highlighting discretion as important. While the increasingly blurred boundaries between probation and prisons make headcounts challenging, historically at least there have been approximately 350 FTE (full-time equivalent) probation staff (compared to around 3600 prison staff).…”

Section: Background On Probation In Norwaymentioning

confidence: 79%

“…Regarding release on probation, caseworkers are able to take a graduated and discretionary response to breaches of release conditions that may involve verbal warnings, a formal 'tightening conversation' and/or setting new conditions before a petition to court for return to prison (Kriminalomsorgen, n.d.). This discretion, as highlighted by Ploeg (2017), helps manage the control-care tension inherent in the client-caseworker relationship.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Ploeg and Sandlie (2011), Johnsen and Fridhov (2019), and Todd-Kvam and Ugelvik (2019) take this perspective in providing systemic accounts of how probation should work in the eyes of policy makers, while identifying challenges to delivery of these policy goals. Similarly, Ploeg (2017) describes how central features of the Norwegian Correctional Service apply to probation, highlighting discretionary authority as a key element of community sanctions. Moving away from a top-down perspective, Norwegian probationers were included in the pilot study on experiencing supervision in Europe (Durnescu et al, 2018), where respondents reported broadly similar experiences to probationers in other jurisdictions.…”

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Probation practice, desistance and the penal field in Norway

Todd-Kvam

2020

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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While Scandinavia in general and Norway in particular have been the focus of much criminological interest, the work of probation has largely been overlooked in favour of prisons. This article seeks therefore to contribute to our knowledge of Norwegian penality and desistance by analysing how probation caseworkers describe their practice. Caseworkers have a relational, contextualised understanding of probation clients and the challenges they face. That being said, even in a Scandinavian welfare state, caseworkers see the process of reintegration and change as difficult, highlighting a lack of human and social capital and the challenges of navigating an increasingly complex and impersonal welfare apparatus.

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Probation practice, desistance and the penal field in Norway

Todd-Kvam

2020

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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“…This requires possibilities for visits with family and friends to allow prisoners to retain (part of) their position in society. Individual normalisation also conveys that prisoners are allowed a certain degree of autonomy and space for self-development in prison (Van Zyl Smit and Snacken, 2009). In other words, normalisation assures prisoners’ legal position as part of society, their social position, and their need for self-development as individuals.…”

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Lost in translation: The principle of normalisation in prison policy in Norway and the Netherlands

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2022

Punishment & Society

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The principle of normalisation has gained more prominence in international prison law, with both the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules (UN SMR) and the European Prison Rules (EPR) promoting normalisation to the guiding principles. In general terms, normalisation refers to shaping life in prison in resemblance to life outside prison. However, it largely remains unclear what this principle entails for prison policy. The general formulation in the UN SMR and EPR leave much discretionary room to national prison authorities. By conducting a (comparative) policy analysis, this article aims to uncover the normative standards derived from the UN SMR and EPR and how the principle translates into national laws and policies of Norway and the Netherlands. The analysis shows that although the main provision is generally formulated, some detailed norms are provided in other provisions on how elements of life in prison should be shaped, including limits and restrictions. In Norway and the Netherlands, normalisation is not explicitly mentioned in law, but is (to a varied extent) incorporated in policy. It is shown that, in practice, normalisation is closely tied to reintegration, which has important implications for the principle itself and the norms that are taken as point of reference.

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“…41 Hasonlóképpen kérdés lehet, hogy a börtönkörnyezet kövesse-e a szabad társadalomban fellelhető egyenlőtlenséget és eltéréseket, vagy törekedjen azok kiküszöbölésére? Ennek alátámasztására Engbo a svéd és a dán modellt ütközteti egymással 39 Ploeg (2017) Engbo (2017) 344. a fogvatartottak saját ruha viselésének joga kontra formaruha viselési kötelezettség kapcsán. Azzal ugyanis, hogy Dániában a fogvatartottak jogosultak a saját ruhájuk viselésére, szükségszerűen kiütközhetnek az egyes fogvatartottak közötti vagyoni különbségek.…”

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A büntetés-végrehajtás alapelve(i)

Zsuzsanna¹

2018

Magyar Rendészet

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A normalizáció alapelve az Európai Börtönszabályokban rögzített emberi jogi elv és számos ország, különösen a skandináv börtönrendszerek alapértéke. Az alapelv az jelenti, hogy a hatóságok nem avatkozhatnak be a fogvatartottak életébe annál jobban, mint az a börtönkörnyezetben szükséges, illetve igényli, hogy a hatóságok tevékenyen teremtsenek olyan feltételeket, amelyek – amennyire csak lehetséges – hasonlítanak a szabad társadalomban fellelhetőhöz. Néhány megközelítésben a normalizáció koncepciója azt is jelenti, hogy a börtönhatóságoknak kell elősegíteniük az egyes fogvatartottak törekvését arra, hogy a végrehajtás alatt megvalósítsák saját „normalitásukat.” De milyen korlátozásokat foglal magában a személyi szabadság elvonása és mi tekinthető normálisnak egy végrehajtási intézetben, illetve a kinti társadalomban? A jelen írás ezeket a kérdéseket vizsgálja az elmélet, illetve a gyakorlat oldaláról.

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Scandinavian Acceptionalism? Developments in Community Sanctions in Norway

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Probation practice, desistance and the penal field in Norway

Probation practice, desistance and the penal field in Norway

Lost in translation: The principle of normalisation in prison policy in Norway and the Netherlands

A büntetés-végrehajtás alapelve(i)

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