Resources listing

Briefing

Alternatives to Imprisonment in The Republic of Kazakhstan

An international conference, Alternatives to imprisonment in Kazakhstan, was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 27-30 October 1999. The conference focused on implementing and improving the effectiveness of criminal sanctions that do not involve imprisonment. Subjects discussed included alternatives to pre-trial detention and custodial sentences, conditional early release, restorative justice and alternatives in relation to minors. The conference […]

Languages: English

Model for Reform

A New Agenda For Penal Reform

In April 1999, representatives from fifty countries in all five continents met in Surrey, England to consider A New Approach for Penal Reform in a New Century. Government ministers and officials, parliamentarians, judges and representatives of international, regional and national nongovernmental organisations concerned with penal reform and human rights discussed the role of the criminal […]

Languages: English, Farsi, French, Pashto, Spanish

Briefing

Kadoma Declaration on Community Service Orders in Africa

The International Conference on Community Service Orders in Africa, organised by PRI and the Zimbabwe National Committee on Community Service (ZNCCS), was held in Kadoma, Zimbabwe, from 24-28 November 1997. Participants at the conference adopted a Declaration agreeing, among other things, that the use of prison should be strictly limited to a measure of last […]

Languages: English, French

Training

Community Service in Practice

Community Service in Practice comprises a collection of key resources to support the implementation and promotion of alternative sanctions to custody. It was produced as a result of the International Conference on Community Service in Africa, organised by PRI and the Zimbabwe National Committee on Community Service (ZNCCS), which took place in Kadoma, Zimbabwe in […]

Languages: English, French, Portuguese