The Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy

The Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy

Ministry of Justice & Public Security

Staff Academy

RegionEast

RegionNorth

RegionWest

RegionSouth

RegionSouth-West

4 half way houses 42 prisons 17 probation offices

Organisation of the Correctional Service


Directorate of the Correctional Service

Key Figures in 2013


• Prisons, prisoners and capacity• Number of prisons: 42

• The largest: 392 prisoners - Oslo prison• The smallest: 12 prisoners - Sandefjord prison (women)• A total of 3,803 prison cells of which

36% are cathegorised as low safety (open),

5% is reserved for women

• Number of prisoners: 3661 per 31.08.2013• 3475 men (94,9 %) and 186 women (5,1 %)• Convicts: 2323 men (63.5%) and 120 women (3.3%) • Custody: 984 men (26.9%) and 63 women (1.7%) • Preventive detention: 83 men (2.3%) and one female (0.0%)• Fines: 85 men (2.3%) and 2 women (0.1%)

• Citizenships: 1,237 foreign prisoners (male & women) • Constituting 34% of all inmates from 103 countries

• Source: http://www.kriminalomsorgen.no/statistikk-og-noekkeltall.237902.no.html

The Correctional Service at Regional Level

Region East(former East & North East)

Region South

Region South-West

Region West

Region North


Prisons

Probation Offices

Sub Offices

Prisons & Probation Offices


Staff Academy: Main Goals

• An education meeting the Correctional Service's need for qualified personnel

• Further education meeting the Correctional Service´s needs and challenges

• Research that supports professionalism in education, practice and decision making in the Correctional Service

• Competent technical and financial management


Ministry of Justice & Public Security

Directorate of Correctional Service

Correctional Service of Norway Staff

AcademyDirector

Hans-Jørgen Brucker

Dept of Administration

Head of AdminsitrationEllen Ekhaugen

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Dept of Studies

DeanEgil Larsen

Head of StudiesKari Undheim

Library

Dept of Further EducationHead of Department

Hege Lauritzen

Dept of ResearchResearch Manager

Berit Johnsen

Director´s staff Board of recruitment

Organisation of the Academy from March 2013


Department of Administration

• Recruitment ensuring that trainees are fit for the prison officer profession

• Provide information, support and service to students, course participants and visitors to the Academy

• Responsible for ICT• Maintain and improve the standard of buildings and

equipment • The department consists of 6 consultants and

5 senior officers


Prison Education: Qualifications

• Completed high school• Applicants who are 25 years or older without an

high school exam, may be found qualified on the basis of work experience in addition to the subjects Norwegian, English and Social Studies

• Personal suitability• 20 years or older• Physical test• Adequate health• Spotless police record• Driving license class B


Procedures

• After the deadline approximately 500 applicants are invited for a recruitment day (Almost 1100 applicants in 2014)

• Recruitment Day consists of three parts: • Writing task• Physical test • Interview

• The Board makes the final selection of candidates• About 200 candidates will be offered employment


The Studies

1. year 1. SemesterTheory Semester at KRUS• Crime Studies • Law• Ethics and

Professionalism• Mileu therapy• Safety/security• Control and restraint

(C & R)

Summer Activities in training prison6 weeks

2. SemesterA practical / theoretical term in a training prison• Safety/security• Law• Milieu therapy• C & R

2. year 3. Semester• A practical / theoretical

term in training prison• Safety/security• Law• Mileu therapy• C & R

Summer Activities in selected prisons - 6 weeks

4. SemesterTheory Semester at KRUS• Law• Milieu therapy• C & R

3. year Duty service in prisons Duty Service in prisons

Duty Service in prisons


The StudiesTopic 1: Crime Studies • Social studies

• Penlogy• Criminology• Trends and crime policy

Topic 2: Law • Legal method• The protection of personal privacy and Human Rights• The Execution of Sentences Act • The General Civil Penal Code• The Criminal Procedure Act

Topic 3: Ethics and Professionalism • Human Rights and ethical guidelines in correction• Philosophy of moral• Cultural understanding• Professional exercise of power and professional

administrative collaboration with other official services

Topic 4: Safety/Security – C & R • Law, regulations and guidelines for safety and security• Safety and security work in practice• Risk analyses and documentation• Communication and conflict negotiations

Topic 5 Milieu therapy and safe return to society

• Milieu therapy as a working method in prison• Knowledge of rehabilitation processes• Harmful effects of isolation and prevention of these• Safe return to society• Mental Health• The officer in the prison organisation

Other Subjects • English• Physical test


Department of Further Education

• The department's main task is to implement and develop further education that meets the needs of the service

• Education and training include prison officers and employees in probation offices

• The department has also responsibility for development tasks

• The department consists of: 1 head of department, 5 senior advisors and 4 advisors.


Competence Enhancement Programme (2011-15)

The competence enhancement programme are mandatory for employees who have worked five years or more in the Correctional Service.

Key topics:• The Correctional Service in the future • Alternative penalties and sanctions to imprisonment• Safety and security• Prisoners of foreign nationality• Use of interpreters• Professional and social relationships

The programme is divided into three modules:• three day at KRUS• a written task in the units• two days at the regional office


• In the catalogue: KRUS’ offer of training programs, conferences, seminars etc. to staff in the Correction Service

• The catalogue is revised annually to meet the needs of the service

• The offers in the catalogue are settled in a dialogue with the regions, unions and The Directorate of the Correctional Service

• The catalogue is available online on our website:http://krus-katalogen.no

“The Catalogue”


http://krus-katalogen.no/

• The Research Department at the Academy carries out research on correction and the execution of sentences

• In cooperation with the service, government partners, universities/university colleges and research institutions, the aim is to produce and publish knowledge of high quality

• This knowledge will contribute to professional vocational education and practice in the Correctional Service and to solve criminal policy challenges

• The department has a social scientific profile and consists of: one research manager, three associate professors, one senior lecturer, one researcher and one scholarship holder.

The Research Department


All teaching and training courses at the Academy are founded on research-based knowledge

Equal focus on basic research and applied research

Present and publish research continuously in relevant fora

Encourage and facilitate for staff to qualify for positions as senior lectures, assistant professors and professors

Increase the cooperation with universities, university colleges and research institutions nationally and internationally

A free and independent research

Research - Objectives


Different categories of prisoners & convictsEx.: Foreign prisoners/convicts, children, women

Power Ex.: Radicalization, violence and intimidation, isolation and use of coercive measures

Profession and professional practiceEx.: StudData, interdisciplinary collaboration in substance abuse units

Penalties and SentencesEx.: electronic monitoring (EK), preventive detention, the guarantee for safe return

Analysis of recidivism

Research – Focus-areas, & Examples of Projects


Documents

The Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy