The Bible and the Rehabilitation of Prisoners and Offenders presented by Avraham Hoffmann at the ICPA 21st annual conference, Buenos Aires, October 27th – November 1st, 2019 “Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me” said King David[1]. Two basic principles from the bible led us in creating a unique Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority in Israel. […]
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For many years the prisons were hidden from the public’s eyes. In 21st century there is an increased demand to reveal what happens inside prisons. Hence we must take into account how society views prisons and the prisoners, and how prisoners view society.
As a result, we must educate the public about the ability to rehabilitate and the importance of successfully rehabilitated released prisoner to society’s morality, safety and economy. A society must know about prisoners to be able to open its heart. Without public support and engagement, rehabilitation of released prisoner will fail.
To engage society we must create a powerful WHY to ensure that prisons and society have a shared aspiration to rehabilitate prisoners. The exceptional rehabilitation achievements of the Israeli Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority (PRA) testify to the importance of a powerful WHY as the foundation of all successful rehabilitations.
Why Long Term Strategy Must Embrace Innovation To Achieve A Sustainable Rehabilitation Presented by Avraham Hoffmann at the ICPA 19th annual conference, London, UK , October 2017 Rehabilitation programs have considerably evolved over the years, the community has evolved exponentially more. The changes in prisons haven’t kept up with the fast paced changes. For example,
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Challenging the parallel paths of punishment and rehabilitation, I will advocate that Prison Services and Rehabilitation programs outside prison must work together like a winning team in a relay race.
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Can prisoners rehabilitate? By setting up positive goals and teaching how to achieve them, you can help a person to rehabilitate. We must both prepare prisoners, and society to integrate them.
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Rehabilitation Philosophy Presented by Avraham Hoffmann at the ICPA 13th annual conference: Singapore , September 2011 And the story of rehabilitation began… On April 1984 the Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority officially opened its doors. On the door, I hanged a sign stating: “Entrance is through the window“. I’ve put a footstool under the window – it
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In the 21st century, prison services, as an authoritative punishment system, faces a dilemma in dealing with the democratic fundamental requirements including transparency concerning the things done inside the prison walls and economic forces. I will discuss the principles of the internal reorganization of the prison needed to reconcile the opposing forces and argumentations.
The presentation is intended for punishment and rehabilitation policy maker and social entrepreneurs.
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A Policy for the Religious Rehabilitation of Released Prisoners presented by Avraham Hoffmann at 1998 What right does the Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority (PRA, Israel) have to turn to the members of society, and ask that they absorb those who have offended and committed crimes against that society? The Torah recognises that society is responsible for
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