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International Office Dutch Probation Service
Rome November 2012Nicolet Faber – Head International Office Dutch Probation Service
International OfficeDutch prisoners abroad
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Tasks of the International Office
International Office – Dutch Probation Service
1. Transfer alternative sanctions
2. Participation in Rule of Law programs of the EU and RvE (developing probation agencies)
3. Assistance Dutch Caribbean Probation Service
4. Dutch prisoners abroad
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International Office – Dutch Probation Service
International Office is part of the Dutch Probation Service (15 employees)
Funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (50%) and the Ministry of Security & Justice
Started in 1975 as an experiment with a temporary coordination unit
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International Office – Dutch Probation Service
Numbers Dutch nationals detained abroad:
1977 3051994 12371997 15842000 1985From 2005 – around 2500
Appr 800 in/out – high turnover
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Top 10 detention countries
• Germany (395)• Spain (238)• France (150)• United Kingdom (146)• Belgium (124)• Dominican Republic (115)• Peru (95)• Italy (69)• Brasil (68)• Marocco (60)
80% drug-related crimes
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Education – work - income
• 25% can hardly read or speak Dutch!
• 70% have debts up to E20.000• 40% unemployed• 30% receives benefits• 13% women
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How do they come back??
• No income• Debts• No housing• Lost relationships• No current knowledge of society
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Goals International Office
The International Office has the aimaim:
to contribute to the increase of self-insself-insightight, self –relianceself –reliance and reintegrationreintegration of the Dutch prisoners detained abroad by:
• Providing information and advice• Deployment of probation volunteers
Target group:Dutch prisoners who return to The Netherlands
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International Office – Dutch Probation Service
Limit damages detention
Promote reflection on criminal behaviour
Prepare return to The Netherlands
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Tasks / services
• Coordination of probation counselling
• Provide information and advice• Home circumstances report• Investigation rehabilitation in
The Netherlands• Coordination of volunteers• Coordination education
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Actionroute
ProbationformProbationform•Problem inventory
•Permission to act
Questions of home front
Home circumstances report
Volunteers
Education
First aid and information
Diagnose and
Plan of Action
Plan of reintegration
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Volunteers
The probation volunteers are being coached end guided by the International Office
•325 volunteers/visitors in 46 countries•1700 prisoners have been visited• around 6000 visits a year•Trained in Motivational Interviewing
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Education Project
• 250 prisoners are studying• Supplementary to the
education in prison• Individual coaching• Preparation in finding a job
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Reintegration / Aftercare
• Preparation for return to The Netherlands
• Application local municipality
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Focus on returning nationals!
• Focus on returning nationals vs foreigners in prison.
• In the interest of detainee and society
• CEP–SIG: Special Interest Group Foreign Prisoners
• Promote Best Practice
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International Office – contact details
International Office Dutch Probation ServiceVivaldiplantsoen 200P.O.Box 1363500 AC Utrecht – The Netherlands(t) +31(0)30 287 99 83(f) +31(0)30 287 99 98(e) [email protected](i)www.reclassering.nl