Resources listing

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Social survey: public attitudes in Kazakhstan on the death penalty for terrorist offences

In Kazakhstan, the death penalty is currently available for various offences under two categories: ‘terrorist offences resulting in death’ and ‘especially grave crimes committed in wartime’. One reason given for maintaining the death penalty was public opinion, so this survey was commissioned to identify the reality of feeling in Kazakhstan about this issue. This survey polled public […]

Languages: English

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Who are women prisoners? Survey results from Jordan and Tunisia

This research report is based on a survey of 28 and 32 per cent of the female prison population in Jordan and Tunisia respectively, carried out by PRI in December 2013 and February 2014. It also includes an analysis of statistics received from criminal justice authorities in the two countries. By providing facts and figures, the report […]

Languages: Arabic, English

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Impact evaluation: Rehabilitation of former prisoners in Kazakhstan 2012-2013

While Kazakhstan has had considerable success in reducing its prison population over the last few years, this has led to increased pressure on the limited services supporting former prisoners. In 2011, responsibility for support services for former prisoners was decentralised from the Prison Service to the ‘akimats’ or municipalities, many of which had little knowledge […]

Languages: English

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Impact evaluation: Challenging the overuse of imprisonment in Georgia

Between June 2010 and June 2013, PRI’s South Caucasus office implemented a three-year programme, funded by the Open Society Foundations, to address the overuse of imprisonment in Georgia and to reduce chronic overcrowding in Georgian prisons. Over the project period, the prison population of Georgia fell by 60% from 23,114 prisoners in 2010 to only 9,185 in […]

Languages: English

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Death penalty: public opinion survey on the abolition of the death penalty in Tajikistan

Over 2,000 people were interviewed for this survey on the death penalty in in four districts of Tajikistan. The survey was carried out by the NGO, Nota Bene, in 2013, funded by a small grants programme run as part of PRI’s EU-funded programme on the progressive abolition of the death penalty. Key findings include that […]

Languages: English, Russian

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Development and Use of the Probation System in Bangladesh

Last year, PRI and our partner organisation Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) conducted research into the development and use of probation in Bangladesh. Findings and recommendations from the research previously formed the basis of discussions at a seminar on increasing the use of probation in Bangladesh held by PRI and BLAST in Dhaka in December, and […]

Languages: English

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Who are women prisoners? Survey results from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

This research report is based on a survey of women prisoners in the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, carried out by PRI in September 2013. 11% of women prisoners in Kazakhstan took part in the survey and 43% in Kyrgyzstan. The report includes an analysis of statistics received from criminal justice authorities in […]

Languages: English, Russian

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Belarusian public opinion on crime and punishment, including the death penalty

In 2013, PRI commissioned a detailed survey of public opinion about crime, punishment and the death penalty in Belarus. Market researchers, Satio, conducted the survey, interviewing 1,000 participants. The results show that opinions around capital punishment are more varied and nuanced than is often stated, while public attitudes about crime in general are strongly affected […]

Languages: English, Russian

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Impact evaluation: Reforming the juvenile justice system in Jordan (2011-2013)

International standards and good practice insist upon separate criminal justice systems for children under the age of 18. Jordan’s current juvenile justice legislation contains a number of gaps, including no provision or legal basis for specialised juvenile police, alternatives to detention, or independent monitoring mechanism to inspect children’s detention facilities. A new juvenile justice law […]

Languages: English