The Creation of International Synergies in Correctional Service Area
About this initiative
With this initiative the collaboration between the correctional services between Norway and Lithuania and additionally with other beneficiary countries: Latvia, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria (each of other beneficiary countries bears its own costs) will be increased. The aim of the initiative is to organize 1 high level international conference in Lithuania related to the topic of the new approach to the correctional service and activities of the working group “Evaluation and Indicators” which was established by the initiative of the Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Service (hereinafter – KDI). The activities of the latter working group aim at ensuring the use of a comparable methodology on Measuring Quality of Prison Life for Prisoners and Prison Staff (hereinafter – MQPL). This methodology includes measuring elements like safety, security, use of violence, but is in general a tool to measure the quality of the performance of the correctional service. With this initiative the UK’s experience with be transferred and shared among Norway and Lithuania. It is planned to do the baseline and end-term evaluations. This methodology consist of both quantitative and qualitative parts ranging the performances of prisons in comparable indicators. Lithuania will conduct the MQPL evaluation in Vilnius Correction House and Pravieniškės Correction House – Open Colony (in the chosen sectors).
Results achieved
International Conference of Experts of Correctional Services in Lithuania organised (106 participants) Trained local researchers and experts of correctional services in the MQPL methodology (6 persons) Conducted MQPL evaluations in pilot correctional institutions and final MQPL evaluations; presented experts' conclusions Participated in seminars and conferences related to the exchange of experience of the application of MQPL methodology in other countries (6 persons)