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Ad hoc Drafting Group on Dangerous Offenders (PC-GR-DD)
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treatment of long-term and ‘dangerous’ offenders is becoming an
increasingly important issue in many Council of Europe member states,
and thus for the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC), with
concerns on a number of different levels.
Following the conclusions of the 14th Conference of
Directors of Prison Administration, (Vienna, 19-21 November 2007), the
Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP)[1]
carried out a study on the concept of dangerous offenders.
In June 2009, the Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe invited
the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) in co-operation with
other competent bodies of the Council of Europe:
to examine existing best practices in member states, in full respect of
human rights, related to:
a) the assessment of the risk of re-offending and the
danger to victims and society posed by perpetrators of acts of domestic
violence;
b) the supervision and treatment of such perpetrators
in serious and repeated cases, in closed settings and in the community,
including surveillance techniques;
c) programmes and measures aimed at
helping perpetrators improve self-control and behaviour management and,
where possible, repairing the harm done to victims[2].
Upon the request of the CDPC, a report was drafted by Professor Nicola
Padfield entitled “The sentencing, management and treatment of
‘dangerous’ offenders”. On the basis of this report, the decision was
taken to set up a restricted drafting group of experts on dangerous
offenders.
The terms of reference of the Ad hoc Drafting Group on Dangerous
Offenders (PC-GR-DD) were adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 21
November 2012 and the PC-GR-DD began its work the same December.
[1] The
Council for Penological Cooperation is a standing advisory body to the
European Committee on Crime Problems.
[2]
Resolution Nº 1 on prevention and responding to domestic violence.
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