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Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
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Results for prisoner rehabilitation (u.k.)
1 results foundAuthor: Champion, Nina Title: Through the Gateway: How Computers Can Transform Rehabilitation Summary: The Prison Reform Trust and Prisoners Education Trust have worked together to identify more effective ways of using information communication technologies (ICT) in prison, and the benefits that are likely to come from expanding their use. ICT for education, resettlement and family ties can be an important tool in reducing reoffending. In this report, ICT refers to computers, telephones, video conferencing tools, wingbased pc terminals, e-readers, internet and intranet technology. In December 2012, the Ministry of Justice issued a strategy that highlights the importance it gives to ICT in the way it operates as a modern department of government: "This means wherever possible our services, including information and transactions, will be delivered through digital channels, rather than face-to-face, phone or post. It will involve changing the way we work, and transforming our processes and practices. Most importantly, digital services will be designed around the needs of our users, whether public, practitioners, staff, partner organisations or stakeholders. Those who may struggle to access or use these services by themselves will be given support so they're not excluded by these changes." (The Right Honourable Chris Grayling, MP, 2012) This study considers to what extent the strategy could benefit prisoners' rehabilitation and what more could be done to use ICT in prisons to help reduce reoffending after release. This report is based on a survey of prisons, sent to all governors and directors in England and Wales, visits to nine prisons, and three expert roundtables: on education, family ties, and resettlement. It is also based on a survey of prisoners' families and a focus group of prisoners' families. Details: London: Prison Reform Trust; Mitcham, Surrey, Prisoners Education Trust, 2013. 52p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 6, 2013 at: http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/Through%20the%20gateway.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/Through%20the%20gateway.pdf Shelf Number: 131589 Keywords: ComputersPrisoner Rehabilitation (U.K.)Reoffending |