The Custodial Institutions Agency is responsible for incarcerating and facilitating the daily life of prisoners. An important aspect is preparing them for their return to society: the reintegration. The DJI Detention & Reintegration project also supports the development and implementation of the reintegration program, including training sessions and the Reflector.
Together with other tools, the Reflector provides an integral impression of a prisoner's personal situation, pitfalls and needs. Maartje van Hardeveld, (ex) prisoner reintegration advisor at DJI explains: "In this way, municipalities, probation service and DJI can quickly join forces and develop and monitor a detention & reintegration plan together with the prisoner. The Reflector helps in this."
“In this way, municipalities, the probation service and DJI can quickly join forces and work out and monitor a detention & reintegration plan together with the detainee. The Reflector helps with this.”
The Reflector is a digital questionnaire. The questions encourage the prisoners to think about themselves, life inside and outside prison, outlook on life and motives. The aim is to allow the prisoner to form a self image.
After completing the digital questionnaire, a prisoner immediately receives a personal report. A member of the reintegration centre staff discusses this report with the prisoner. The results, together with the other information from the intake screening, are then used as a starting point for the prisoner's incarceration and reintegration plan.
Based on the results and other information from the intake screening, the case manager and mentor talk to the prisoner: how can he or she get their life back on track and stay away from crime?