Are Høidal, Nina Hanssen

The Norwegian Prison System

Halden Prison and Beyond

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Norwegian Correctional Service and the values and principles underlying its operations, using the renowned Halden Prison, as a case study.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9781032050782
• ISBN-10: 1032050780
• Artikelnr.: 65612917

Autorenporträt

Are Høidal has worked in the Norwegian Correctional Services for 37 years. He has held various senior positions over the years at all levels in the service, including 11 years as governor of Oslo prison and now governor of Halden prison since 2009. Are Høidal is a graduate in law from the University of Oslo in 1987. When taking on the challenge of establishing Halden prison, Mr Høidal used his competence and values to build a correctional organization where rehabilitation within a safe and secure environment was the main focus. Together with a dedicated staff, Mr Høidal has established Halden prison as a beacon in the correctional community, achieving a substantial and continuous interest and respect from a wide range of stakeholders from governments, public service, academics, media and NGOs from around the world. Mr Høidal is widely used as a speaker and lecturer in the global community of correctional service. He has held presentations at numerous seminars, forums, expert meetings, and universities around the world and is deeply motivated to share his vision and goal of a humane and effective treatment of inmates. With his 37 years from the practitioner field, he speaks with great credibility about how to combine safety and rehabilitation in the best possible way. Nina Hanssen has 37 years of experience of media and communication in Norway and Kenya. She is a motivational speaker, author, journalist and a marathon runner. Ms Hanssen has published seven books and is a member of International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA). Her interest is positive psychology and flow. She is a motivational speaker in Talerlisten.no and, since 2015, the national leader of APF - the oldest trade union for journalists and editors in Norway. She currently works as a reporter in LO Media.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Trond enters Halden Prison
Chapter 2. The Scandinavian model
Chapter 3. The missing link?
Chapter 4. What is punishment?
Chapter 5. Dynamic security, contact officers and the principle of
normality
Chapter 6. Quality education for prison officer
Chapter 7. Who are the prisoners?
Chapter 8. Recidivism rate - pick a number?
Chapter 9. The history of the Norwegian correctional system
Chapter 10. Halden prison: punishment that works - change that lasts!
Chapter 11. Trond gets a wake-up call in Halden Prison
Chapter 12. Violent extremism, terrorism and radicalization in the prisons
Chapter 13. The challenge of mentally ill and the use of isolation in
prison - criticism of Norwegian practice
Chapter 14. Women in Norwegian prisons
Chapter 15. Trond leaves the prison for the last time
Chapter 16. Release to freedom - Mind the gap
Chapter 17. Little Scandinavia and other international collaboration
Chapter 18. A peek into the future
Closing remarks