‘What works in correctional industries? A comparative study of European, Canadian and US correctional industries, educational, and vocational training programs at the start of the 21st century.
Smartt, Ursula (2002) ‘What works in correctional industries? A comparative study of European, Canadian and US correctional industries, educational, and vocational training programs at the start of the 21st century. In: What works in prison industries, 30 January 2002, Sydney. (Submitted)
Abstract
• Most European countries have had large increases in prison populations (except for Scandinavian countries); • In spite of recessions in some countries (Germany), labor markets inside correctional industries are doing well in Europe in terms of providing adequate work for prisoners; • About 25% of prisoners in European prisons are provided with ‘meaningful’ and industrial work which replicates the work environment outside; • 20-25 % of workplaces remain unfilled (except for France); • All European countries are dealing with different sizes and types of prison population (e.g. high unit costs in Germany and UK for large number of young offenders), resulting in high costs in the short term; but this ‘investment’ can pay off, in terms of prisoner rehabilitation and resettlement; • Post-release work schemes and prisoner employment data bank: working-out schemes [day-release] with private companies (Germany; The Netherlands; Belgium; Canada), which can aid offenders’ rehabilitation and recidivism rate; • Increased integration of correctional industries with education, psycholog, offending behavior programs, therapeutic communities etc. (Germany; England; Belgium);
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