NCJ Number
126556
Date Published
1989
Length
83 pages
Annotation
Composed at a meeting of the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation in Groningen, Netherlands, October 8-12, 1988, these minimum rules are intended to guide the implementation of noncustodial sanctions and conditions that restrict offenders' liberty and place them under the authority of a designated agency or person.
Abstract
The rules establish for international use basic principles for the enforcement of noncustodial sanctions. They are also intended to enhance the credibility of noncustodial sanctions as a means of reintegrating offenders into society as law-abiding citizens while respecting their human rights and dignity. The rules regulate a number of situations in which offenders may be vulnerable to the misuse of authority, in violation of offenders' human rights and dignity. Following a statement of general rules, along with commentary, a series of rules is presented to address operational aspects of control, supervision, and the recording and use of information about the offender. Other rules pertain to individual obligations to persons subject to enforcement and organizational requirements, complaints procedure, and offender breach of principal and supplementary obligations and conditions.