Reducing prison population: advanced tools of justice in Europe: Guidelines

Abstract

This Guidance, “Alternatives to imprisonment in Europe: increasing understanding and promoting implementation”, is the result of a 2-year work programme called, “Reducing Prison Population: advanced tools of justice in Europe” JUST/2013/JPEN/AG/4489. This programme was launched in March 2014 and coordinated by the Italian “Community of Pope John XXIII” Association, and developed in 7 European countries (Italy, Bulgaria, France, Germany Latvia, Romania, Scotland: United Kingdom) with the financial support of the European Commission: Directorate General for Justice. The programme’s overall aim was to improve knowledge and to exchange “innovative measures of practices alternative to imprisonment, both in pre and post trial phase”. The aims of the Guidance are: To increase knowledge and understanding in pre-trial and post-trial noncustodial measures within the criminal justice system; To provide a knowledge and evidence-based platform for factual debate leading to objective conclusions to permit appropriate and acceptable action plans tailored to the needs of the criminal justice system within the Member State to be made. Additional information about the work programme, “Reducing Prison Population: advanced tools of justice in Europe”