ABSTRACT. In December of 2011 Parliament of Lithuania (Seimas) adopted the Law on Probation, which comes into force in July of 2012. In such a way new legislation established not only new definition in Lithuanian correctional law... more
ABSTRACT. In December of 2011 Parliament of Lithuania (Seimas) adopted the Law on Probation, which comes into force in July of 2012. In such a way new legislation established not only new definition in Lithuanian correctional law (probationer, probation officer, etc.) but also established innovative means for more efficient goals of probation.
The article analyzes the qualitatively new means, contained in the Law on Probation: interagency cooperation in probation work; pre-sentence reports of social study; risk assessment tools and methods; planning of the supervision of a probationer; implementation of behavior correctional programs; electronic monitoring. Article reveals the signification of these means for effective re-socialization offenders without isolation from community. The expected results of these innovations in probation to create the conditions for changes in criminal policy and to decrease the use of deprivation of liberty, because this kind of punishment application in Lithuania compared to European Union countries is too frequent and irrational.
The main idea of the reformed probation system is to replace prevailing behavior control measures with a balanced system of control and rehabilitation with a strengthening resocialisation of offenders and their integration into community. Analyzing a variety of innovative measures and their contents, in article attempts to reveal their social significance and value. The article assumes that the modern type of social technologies in correction of offenders may have positive influence on social and moral environment of community and reduce his marginalization, as well as create prerequisites for change the policies of imprisonment and for a more rational distribution of material and human resources in the field of criminal justice.
The article analyzes the qualitatively new means, contained in the Law on Probation: interagency cooperation in probation work; pre-sentence reports of social study; risk assessment tools and methods; planning of the supervision of a probationer; implementation of behavior correctional programs; electronic monitoring. Article reveals the signification of these means for effective re-socialization offenders without isolation from community. The expected results of these innovations in probation to create the conditions for changes in criminal policy and to decrease the use of deprivation of liberty, because this kind of punishment application in Lithuania compared to European Union countries is too frequent and irrational.
The main idea of the reformed probation system is to replace prevailing behavior control measures with a balanced system of control and rehabilitation with a strengthening resocialisation of offenders and their integration into community. Analyzing a variety of innovative measures and their contents, in article attempts to reveal their social significance and value. The article assumes that the modern type of social technologies in correction of offenders may have positive influence on social and moral environment of community and reduce his marginalization, as well as create prerequisites for change the policies of imprisonment and for a more rational distribution of material and human resources in the field of criminal justice.
