Risk assessment in prisons

This article will focus on the role of risk assessment in the field of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) in prisons. Against the backdrop of UNICRI’s experience in working within the framework of a wide range of programming on counter terrorism, and more specifically concerning the Institute’s project for the reintegration and rehabilitation of violent extremists in prisons, UNICRI has worked closely with interested Member States to support local relevant authorities in developing, administering and analysing a culturally sensitive and context-specific risk assessment. The article is divided into three sections: the first provides a general introduction of what risk assessments are from a theoretical perspective. It subsequently expounds on the uses of risk assessments and explains their importance in the area of the P/CVE strategy. The second section consists in a brief analysis of which risk assessment tools are globally available, and where they are used.

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