Entré programme
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Sweden
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Name
Entré programme |
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Target audience
Extremist offenders |
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Organisation
Swedish Prison and Probation service |
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Objectives
Disengagement of extremist offenders who are motivated to change their life and leave their extremist environment |
Description
There are about 90 individuals in custody in Sweden for violent extremism, the majority of whom are from an Islamist background and the rest from a neo-Nazi environment. The national strategy adopted by the Swedish authorities to deal with these offenders is based on four key principles: encouraging them to change their life; monitoring them to identify any change; building trust with these inmates to encourage them to change; referring them to the Entré programme originally designed for gang members wishing to leave their gang.
The Entré programme is currently being tested by the Swedish Prison and Probation service for inmates involved in violent extremism. Upon release, Entré provides support through multi-agency cooperation to help the individual find accommodation, a job, to study or to work with an NGO. The objectives are to support the client in building a new life and to create a sustainable environment where the risk of reoffending and re-connecting with violent extremist groups is reduced. Although there hasn’t been a proper evaluation as such, the preliminary results of Entré are encouraging.
There are about 90 individuals in custody in Sweden for violent extremism, the majority of whom are from an Islamist background and the rest from a neo-Nazi environment. The national strategy adopted by the Swedish authorities to deal with these offenders is based on four key principles: encouraging them to change their life; monitoring them to identify any change; building trust with these inmates to encourage them to change; referring them to the Entré programme originally designed for gang members wishing to leave their gang.
The Entré programme is currently being tested by the Swedish Prison and Probation service for inmates involved in violent extremism. Upon release, Entré provides support through multi-agency cooperation to help the individual find accommodation, a job, to study or to work with an NGO. The objectives are to support the client in building a new life and to create a sustainable environment where the risk of reoffending and re-connecting with violent extremist groups is reduced. Although there hasn’t been a proper evaluation as such, the preliminary results of Entré are encouraging.