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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Challenging the prison rehabilitation programs, I advocate that those who prepare the prisoner toward his release must also be those who support him after his release. I present the fundamental principles underlying this philosophy and the 4 pillars of a successful rehabilitation program.
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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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Keys Hostel: Keys to successfully Rehabilitate violent released prisoners A New Solution for Spousal Violence After Imprisonment summary presented by Avraham Hoffmann at the ICPA 12th annual conference: Ghent , Belgium, October 24 – 29, 2010. In recent years, the awareness to spousal violence has expanded. Israeli society and media’s refusal to let the phenomenon
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For most of the young released prisoners we cannot rely on existing programs that treat youngsters in the community, and that in spite of the fact that these programs are usually beneficial for young delinquents. However they did not succeed with young prisoners, because they need special programs.
Israel has developed 2 programs presented here.
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The Peers group program Successfully rehabilitated released prisoners as partners of newly released prisoners‘ rehabilitation. presented by Avraham Hoffmann at the ICPA 10th annual conference, October 2008, Prague Can we ensure a sustainable rehabilitation for prisoners? From past times, the wise people of all generations have dealt with the question: How to ensure that a
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The “Triangle” program: Prisoners, their wives and children – treatment methods presented by Avraham Hoffmann at the ICPA 16th annual conference, Windhoek, Namibia October 2014 Let me start by telling you a few words about the Israeli Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority, of which I was the Director General for over 19 years, until I retired in
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All the programs of the Israeli Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority include employment – vocational training and work – as an essential part. I will present our goals, methods and programs, recent researches, and how the integration of employment offers released prisoners a better chance to succeed in the employment field, to rehabilitate and, (re)enter and (re)integrate society.
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