| Abstract [eng] |
Good foreign practices from the Western world help to form the emerging Lithuanian ideology of prison. The idea of resocialization, which was adapted through cooperation, is also being consolidated in the legal documents and legal acts of the Lithuanian penitentiary system and gradually is being implemented in prisons. The prison system of the Kingdom of Norway is becoming a leader by developing a new approach about sentencing and imprisonment. The careful and empathetic approach towards infringers implemented in their system creates the possibility of ensuring greater security for the institutions, employees, convicts and the public, reducing the risk of recidivism in the future. Not only that but also it shapes good practice that is willing to be shared with other developing democratic countries. The dynamic supervision approach is one of the hallmarks of the Norwegian law enforcement system. The core aspect of this method is a positive and professional relation between employee and a convict, which not only seeks to get to know and understand the convicts individually, but also to engage them in meaningful activities, as well as to assess and manage potential risks and thus ensure a safe environment for everybody – employees, convicts and the public. In this way, Norway's penitentiary system remains a model for other countries to change their attitudes towards convicts and helps to develop social skills to ensure easier and more successful integration into society. The aim of this work is to evaluate the factors of implementation of the principles of dynamic supervision of the Kingdom of Norway in the Lithuanian public administration system. It was sought to find out the importance of dynamic supervision in the organization and implementation of the resocialization model, to determine the influence of good foreign practice on the Lithuanian penitentiary system and to investigate the implementation of dynamic supervision in pilot institutions - Vilnius Correctional Facility and Pravieniškės Correctional Facility. These two institutions are considered to be pilot, according to the fact that the Department of Prisons under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania, together with its partners in the Kingdom of Norway is currently focusing on them in order to create a more successful resocialization model in Lithuania. The empirical part of this research - the qualitative research – is to evaluate the opinions of the employees and the convicts from Pravieniškės Correctional Facility about the organization and implementation of dynamic supervision. The method of comparative analysis was used to overlook the relevancy of the dynamic supervision method of the Kingdom of Norway and its principles in the practice of execution of sentences in Lithuania. The adaptation, implementation and accommodation of good foreign practices were identified during the research. By comparative analysis, on empirical research it was found out on what aspects Lithuanian penitentiary system should raise awareness in order to achieve a more efficient resocialization process. Having this in mind, conclusions and recommendations are also provided. |
