Different ideologies in relation to housing violent extremists within a prison setting exist. Currently, the debate revolves around segregation and integration. This lessons aims at looking at both philosophies and stressing the strengths and weaknesses of each. This should result in better risk assessment and management knowledge in housing violent extremists. […]
Housing Options: to integrate or to segregate?
Integration
Integration allows for all inmates, regardless of offence or ethic origin to live in the same block and follow the same regimes. Integrated radical inmates live in the general prison population and follow the normal prison regimes as any other inmate. In some cases, if any intelligence on any terror activities or intentions is […]
Segregation
Through segregation, certain inmates are kept isolated from the rest of the prison population for various reasons. Reasons include: Discipline Security of the Prison National Security Protective Custody Segregated individuals are housed in a separate block and have no contact with other prisoners except for other segregated inmates. They cannot participate in regular activities […]
Isolation
On the more extreme side of the Segregation spectrum, Isolation is where radicalised inmates are also isolated from other radial inmates. They are not in contact with any other prisoner in any part of the prison. This method, used on a long-term basis, has caused a lot of controversy world-wide due to human rights […]
Learn with us: Lesson 8
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