The Nordic experience: Program Accreditation in Norway Gerhard Ploeg, senior adviser Ministry of Justice Glasgow, February 10, 2012.

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The Nordic experience: Program Accreditation in Norway Gerhard Ploeg, senior adviser Ministry of Justice Glasgow, February 10, 2012

Current situation Advisory panel since 2006 Six members External Experts on  Program activity  Cognitive theory  Research and evaluation No scoring system – consensus Advise – not accredit

To give recommendations to the directorate on whether to accredit, preliminarily accredit or not accredit the program To deliver a preliminary assessment of programs that are proposed to be introduced in corrections The Panel’s tasks

The Secretariat’s tasks Prepare cases for the panel Make a pre-assessment of the application as to whether it fullfills the basic requirements to be presented for the panel. If this should not be the case, points of improvement must be described and reported back to the applicants Propose to the directorate to have certain programmes apply for accreditation

1.A clear theory-based model of change 2.Target group selection 3.Targeting dynamic criminogenic factors 4.Effective methods 5.Skills oriented 6.Pedagogical aspects: sequence, duration, intensity 7.Programintegrity and quality-control 8.Regular evaluation Eight criteria for accreditation

Development Share of accredited programs (45%) and participants (32 %) unchanged from 2010 to 2011 Programs - 26 % general / - 27 % accreditedParticipants - 25 % general / - 14 % accredited

Motivator (acc.) Stop Crime (acc.) Dad in prison (acc.) Women’s program (acc.) Sexual offenders (acc.) Coping with anger (acc.) Drug program NSAP (acc.) One to one (acc.) Available programs Alternative to violence Traffic and drugs Coping with stress Building confidence Traffic and speed My choice Drugs in prison Alternative to violence

The case of Alternative to Violence Based on group discussions Relatively many trainers Relatively many deliveries Dedicated and enthusiastic “congregation” Developed by private foundation Rejected categorically by the panel: Not a program Imminent need for a solution: A working group!

Challenges and questions What do we do with non-accredited programs? How do we stimulate the use of accredited programs? How to avoid that accreditation has an inhibiting effect on program development and use? How broad should the definition of a program be? Should the working area of the panel be extended?

YES: PROGRAM NO: INTERVENTIO N GENERAL OBJECTIVE: BEHAVIOUR CHANGE? EFFECT (8) TARGET GROUP (2) SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE (3) METHOD (5,6) EVIDENCE BASE (4) THEORETICAL BASIS (1) EXPLANATION (1) PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE (4)

FINANCES TRAININGLOGISTICS FINANCES KIKS (7) REGIONAL MANAGEMENT / COORDINATION NATIONAL MANAGEMENT / COORDINATION

Programs and case-management New assessment system o Refer to certain interventions o Professional, «clinical» judgment Embed in daily practice o Case-management o Making staff conscious o Programs in different settings  In prison  Community sentence  Electronic monitoring  Early release

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